In this online version of the Mappa Mundi 1 I am enjoying this bit on legendary places 2.
The world map by Fra Mauro (active ca. 1430-ca. 1459/1464) reflects a vision of the world that was coming into focus in one of the most flourishing commercial and cultural centers in Europe: the Republic of Venice. Celebrated by Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485-1557) in the mid-16th century as one of the “wonders of Venice”, Fra Mauro’s world map can be counted among the most visionary cosmographical works of all time.
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Paul Clarkeʼs weblog - I live in Hythe in Kent. Wed + dad to 2, I am a full stack web engineer, + I do js / nodejs, some ruby, other languages etc. I like pubbing, parkrun, eating, home automation + other diy jiggery-pokery, history, genealogy, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.
Yep, deliberately unstyled.