Historia Cartarum
Meditations on the Historical Production of Spaces
The Map of Sir John Mandeville
The text of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville overlayed on an interactive version of the Hereford map.
A Pocket Full of Eels
In medieval England rents was sometimes paid in eels. This project maps and explores these rents.
Matthew Paris's Clickable Map
A fully annotated and interactive copy of Matthew Paris's thirteenth-century map of Britain.
Medieval Maps Resources
Want to read more about medieval maps and mapping, but not sure where to start? Here's an introduction to the literature.
Articles
The Maps...They Lie
A short essay on the nature of maps, and our reaction to them.
Geographies of the Self
Mnemonic Mapping in the Writings of Christine de Pizan
In the Beginning was the Word
How Medieval Text Became Fantasy Maps
What Does a Stick of Eels Get You?
In medieval England people paid rent and other debts in eels. How much would those eels buy you today?