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A map showing the Mediterranean area. The map is oriented with east to the top with the British Isles are in the bottom left corner and India and Sri Lanka at the top.
The slide is labelled "British Museum. COT.MS.B.V. fol 56 Anglo Saxon Map Pt…

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From Album 3 (Red)

Map from The Boke of Idrography byJean Rotz, also called Johne Rotz. He was a 16th-century French artist-cartographer, born to a Scottish father and a French mother.
The slide is labelled "British Museum Bibl. Reg. 20 E. IX John Rotz. Book of…

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Note the procession is passing the Crysede shop which was situated in Queen's Square.

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…

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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".

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From Album 3 (Red)

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…

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Rural Scene

Children on the rocks

Mornie and Joan, Easter Holidays 1920

Cadgwith

Coinagehall Street, Helston.
Horse drawn carriages and passengers standing outside the hotel.

Cadgwith Cove