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Carte Pisane Navigational Map
This map shows the whole Mediterranean, the Black Sea and a part of the Atlantic coast, from the north of present-day Morocco to the present-day Netherlands, but the accuracy of the map is mostly limited to the Mediterranean. It is the oldest known…
Map by Cosmas
A copy of a 6th century map by Cosmas, showing the known world, centred on the Mediterranean Sea. It includes the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates and also the Arabian and Persian Gulfs.
The slide is labelled "The Cosmas Map"
The slide is labelled "The Cosmas Map"
Caer Bran
Buryan Church to Poligga Pylons
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Caer Bran
Paul Church to St Bryan Church with Lamorna Valle sea end between
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
World map from the Medici-Laurentian atlas
Dating from the mid 13th century this is the first (extant) map to incorporate the travel reports of Marco Polo and Ibn Batuta. It shows Asia up to India, marking places like the Delhi Sultanate and others with reasonable accuracy. The atlas also…
Cear Bran
Left of Chapel Barn Brea with Poligger Pylons middle
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Caer Bran
View St Buryan Church middle
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Caer Bran
North (right) of Chaple Care Brea towards Bartine
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Caer Bran
View Lamorna middle
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Illustrated Ashburnham Beatus Map
This world map occupies two pages of a manuscript and is oriented with the East at the top where a framed picture of Adam, Eve and Serpent can be seen. Ethiopia and Libya are identified and the Mediterranean is a narrow channel rising from the…
Carn Bean
Bea view, Botallack to St Just and Longships light house
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Carn Kenidjack
North end of western seascape
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Trencrom Camp
Trink hill - left, Rosewall - Hill right
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Illustrated Map of Asia and Middle East
Some identifiable places include Persia, Galilee, Rhodes and Cyprus. The map is oriented with east to the top.
Slide is labelled "British Museum ADD MS 10049 for 64 r JEROME"
Slide is labelled "British Museum ADD MS 10049 for 64 r JEROME"
Trencrom Camp
Ludgvan Church to Castle Gate
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Pendeen Vau
Construction of 'Rab' camouflaged as Hedge work
This is the entrance to a Fogou, thought to be about 17 meters long and dates back to the bronze age
Grid reference SW 3835 3553
For further information see Historic Environment Record,…
Grid reference SW 3835 3553
For further information see Historic Environment Record,…
Pendeen Vau
A hidden Passage and cave (artificial) of great antiquity
Hereford Mappa Mundi British Isles
The Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest medieval map still known to exist, depicting the then known world. It is a religious rather than literal depiction, featuring heaven, hell and the path to salvation. Dating from ca. AD 1300. It is displayed at…
Illustrated Map of Turin
An illustrated religious map of the world showing Adam, Eve and the Serpent at the top, and the four winds.
The slide is labelled "British Museum 20.e.6 Turin Map by Ottino".
The slide is labelled "British Museum 20.e.6 Turin Map by Ottino".
Hereford Mappa Mundi
The Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest medieval map still known to exist, depicting the known world. It is a religious rather than literal depiction, featuring heaven, hell and the path to salvation. Dating from ca. AD 1300, the map is drawn in a…