Illustrated map of Albi

Illustrated map of Albi

Ancient hand-drawn map of Albi, from the middle of the eighth century. This map of the world is painted on a rather thick parchment, in goatskin or sheepskin. It represents the world in the form of a horseshoe centred around the Mediterranean, (the only known world at that time.) It is oriented to the East with around fifty named cities, regions, rivers, seas and winds written in Latin.
Slide is annotated "Albi"

Morrab Library

Lantern Slide

MG.450