July 06, 2012
The Hereford Mappa Mundi The Hereford Mappa Mundi (more, more). From the BBC's the Beauty of Maps.
I forget how to make posts properly how to make posts properly.
Needs more much more background!
Ya done good, quidnunc. Yah, done good!
For pocket change, you too, could have one of the limited edition copies!
Unfortunately, the CD-ROM version is out on Amazon, probably because it was a bit more affordable.
That link to cartographic-images.net is the juice, BlueHorse.
I must go to see this fabulous world-cloth in situ sometime.
Take me with you?
lubs me some mappes
Two thoughts:
(a) How can the BBC (The B B fricken C for chrissakes) not know the difference between a compass and a pair of compasses? "Hey - you copy editors - get of my lawn".
(b) Wasn't that a song by The Bangles? "Just Another Mappa Mundi (Wish it was Sunday) etc."
In these parts Hereford usually refers to these guys. The Mappa Mundi, while probably not as tasty, is much more interesting though.
Wasn't that a song by The Bangles?
Heh heh! I beg you to re-write the whole lyric!
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