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The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Map 2.3 : Explore Prester John's Kingdoms
1media/Screen Shot 2018-01-09 at 9.11.43 PM.png2015-05-17T12:24:28-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52816plain2018-01-09T19:15:51-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fIn this visualization, we trace Prester John's locations as a cognate to a longstanding attempt to instill an imperial logic of Christian expansion from the dawn of the Crusades to the imperialism of later centuries.
This map indicates the theoretical locations for Prester John's kingdom, as imagined by contemporary texts. The polygons represent the locations of the imagined kingdoms of Prester John.
Click on the individual polygons on the map to see detailed information on which author and text mention that specific kingdom.
Learn more about the following locations:
If there are any other observations you would like to make, please use the "comment" box below.
1media/new_presterjohnlogo.jpg2015-05-21T12:02:10-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fPath Two: 1236-1310 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com24image_header2023-11-26T13:10:05-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
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1media/Map_of_Angelino_Dulcert_cropped.jpg2016-03-27T18:41:52-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fList of Annotated MapsChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com3plain2016-03-27T18:45:05-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
