Ancient illustrated map of the world

MG.420.tif

Title

Ancient illustrated map of the world

Description

Hand drawn and ancient , decorative mappa mundi.
Label on slide reads " British Museum Maps 29.b.4
ST SEVER"
Also known as the Beatus map from the Saint-Sever Beatus, produced in Saint-Sever Abbey, France in the 9th century. The map is faced eastwards, and not northwards, as usual in modern cartography. For this reason it is said that the map is oriented

Publisher

Morrab Library

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

Lantern Slide

Identifier

MG.420