the Mappa Mundi
/ðə ˌmæpə ˈmʊndi/
/ðə ˌmɑːpə ˈmʊndi/
- a map of the world painted in the late 13th century and kept in Hereford Cathedral, England. It has a circular shape, with Jerusalem at the centre and the known continents of Europe, Africa and Asia placed around it.
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