Early world maps — Ptolemy s world map (2nd century) in a 15th century reconstruction Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period … Wikipedia
Mappa mundi — The Hereford Mappa Mundi, about 1300, Hereford Cathedral, England. Mappa mundi (Latin [ˈmappa ˈmʊndiː]; plural = mappae mundi) is a general term used to describe medieval European maps of the world. These maps range in size and complexity from… … Wikipedia
Here be dragons — is a phrase used to denote dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of the infrequent medieval practice of putting sea serpents and other mythological creatures in blank areas of maps. In another context, software programmers sometimes… … Wikipedia
Hereford Mappa Mundi — The Hereford Mappa Mundi is a T and O map derivate, dating to ca. 1300. It is currently on display in Hereford Cathedral in England. FeaturesThe map is signed by or attributed to one Richard of Haldingham and Lafford , also known as Richard de… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of Galicia — For the Kingdom of Galicia, now part of Poland and Ukraine, see Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Kingdom of Galicia pt (Galician) Galliciense Regnum (Latin) … Wikipedia
Classical compass winds — The Tower of the Winds in Athens Classical compass winds refers to the naming and association of winds in Mediterranean classical antiquity (Ancient Greece and Rome) with the points of geographic direction and orientation. Ancient wind roses… … Wikipedia
Gervase of Tilbury — (c.1150 – c. 1228) was a 13th century canon lawyer, statesman and writer, apparently born in either East Tilbury or West Tilbury, in Essex, England. He was of aristocratic stock, claiming kinship with Patrick, Earl of Salisbury, and relations… … Wikipedia
Mapa de T en O — Representación impresa del mapa de T en O por Günther Zainer, Augsburgo, 1472, ilustrando la primera página del capítulo XIV de las Etimologias de Isidoro de Sevilla, donde los continentes aparecen como dominios de los hijos de Noé: Sem (Sem),… … Wikipedia Español
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Stammliste von Reuß — Regenten und Linien des Hauses Reuß Vögte und Herren von Weida Herren zu Weida Erkenbert I. (* um 1090; † um 1163/69) Heinrich I. Probus (* um 1122; † um 1193) Vögte von Weida (1193–1427) Heinrich II., der Reiche (1193–1209) (* um 1164/65; † um… … Deutsch Wikipedia
