The Nile Delta, Egypt, c1280 (1956). Artist: Unknown
The Nile Delta, Egypt, c1280 (1956). Detail from the Hereford Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral. Attributed to Richard de Bello, the Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest known existing medieval map. Drawn on a single sheet of vellum, it measures 158cm by 133cm. A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union, the Grosvenor Press, London, 1956.
Size: 4728px × 3694px
Location: World,Oceans,Mediterranean Sea
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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