The medieval 'New England': a forgotten Anglo-Saxon colony on the Black Sea--new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/05/medieval-new-england-black-sea.html …pic.twitter.com/SYxXUrw31i
History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.
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The medieval 'New England': a forgotten Anglo-Saxon colony on the Black Sea--new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/05/medieval-new-england-black-sea.html …pic.twitter.com/SYxXUrw31i
A portolan chart of the Black Sea dated 1368-85, showing Porto di Susacho on the NE coast: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portolan_chart_of_Guillem_Soler_(c.1380,_Paris)_Black_Sea.jpg …pic.twitter.com/W2Lmya2x8V
For interest, a portolan chart of the British Isles by Maggiolo Vesconte, 1510: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/unvbrit/p/001ege000002803u00006v00.html …pic.twitter.com/ZHdTHuOxvn
It’s got the Midlands about right. East Anglia and North Walesmight be less happy, and they can forget about King John’s treasure, no longer lost in a non-existent Wash!
The Wash is circular and just below the Humber, but Lincolnshire is very thin! King's Lynn is marked in red, fwiw :)
Yes, when I wrote that I hadn’t read the bit about the different orientations. I realised afterwards I’d been maybe a bit unkind. Our brains are set with north at the top.
Indeed, it's odd to realise that maps meant to be read with north at the top are not the rule in the medieval period!
It’s actually lovely once one realises the possibilities. A tiny glimpse into another mindset.
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