anyone else want to correct/expand on what i've said? #medievaltwitter? @ahencyclopedia? @TheMedievalDrK?
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just "medieval [European] maps"
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right.
@caitlinrgreen has written on al-Idrisi's map of England, oriented S http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/03/al-idrisi-twelfth-century-map.html …2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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& of course Arabic geography, like Latin, also comes (largely) from Greece & Rome
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Replying to @mdvlmercutio @TheMedievalDrK and
Fwiw, Korean Kangnido map (1402) has N at top + incl Med & lighthouse of Alexandria :)pic.twitter.com/lbwRCuYAUM
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @TheMedievalDrK and
N at top would indicate a foreign map? Ch., Kr.,Jpn etc S top南は地図の上に書く
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Replying to @Michael75868157 @TheMedievalDrK and
I did look into this more yesterday, but didn't want to bore ppl! >
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> apparently based on 14thC Chinese maps, which in turn based on >
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> Arabic map (Persianized), & some names=Latin e.g Alumangia=Alemania
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