The Hereford Mappamundi

The official site of the 1300 CE map, which can be seen today at the Hereford Cathedral in  the United Kingdom. It provides details of the map’s size, how/when it was made, and close up images of some parts of the map.

Hereford Cathedral

This cathedral also has one of the few surviving originals of the Magna Carta.

Making the Mappamundi

An in-depth paper on the map and its history, providing insight into its context  and its likely sources of information.

BBC 4 minute video

A short BBC segment that examines the Hereford map. It offers an easily digestible overview of the history of the map and its contents while providing excellent images and details of the map itself.

Where Hereford Cathedral is

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