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
Frau Mauro Map
12015-06-18T14:53:07-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52813image_header2015-11-10T04:29:29-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fIl mappamondo di fra Mauro (1459)
12015-05-17T12:25:57-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fMap 3.2 : Textual ImaginingsChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com31plain2023-11-22T16:15:35-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
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1media/Screen Shot 2023-11-26 at 10.47.54 PM.png2023-11-17T14:09:43-08:00Egyptus Novelo4image_header2024-01-02T21:46:20-08:00This map, a detailed depiction of the Nile Basin, which features Egypt and Ethiopia, survives in three medieval copies of Ptolemy's Geography.
It is theorized that the map was created in Florence, possibly influenced by the presence of an Ethiopian delegation at the Council of Florence (1431-1449). Its novelty (compared to contemporary maps such as that by Frau Mauro), suggests that it was created with specialized knowledge of the Nile Basin.
