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MATTHEW PARIS. 'Matthew Paris's Map of Great Britain, c.1250', (1944). Creator: Matthew Paris.
!['Matthew Paris's Map of Great Britain, c.1250', (1944). Detail showing rivers and towns in the south of England and part of Wales. Many place-names are still recognisable today. The word 'Auster', written over the English Channel at the bottom, refers to wind bringing heavy cloud cover and fog. Map drawn by the historian Matthew Paris, a monk at St Alban?s Abbey. Cotton MS Claudius D.vi, f.12v, manuscript in the British Library, London. From "British Maps and Map-Makers", by Edward Lynam. [Collins, London, 1944].](/photos/prev/NzU1NjljMA/album_alb4593235.webp)
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'Matthew Paris's Map of Great Britain, c.1250', (1944). Creator: Matthew Paris.
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'Matthew Paris's Map of Great Britain, c.1250', (1944). Detail showing rivers and towns in the south of England and part of Wales. Many place-names are still recognisable today. The word 'Auster', written over the English Channel at the bottom, refers to wind bringing heavy cloud cover and fog. Map drawn by the historian Matthew Paris, a monk at St Alban?s Abbey. Cotton MS Claudius D.vi, f.12v, manuscript in the British Library, London. From "British Maps and Map-Makers", by Edward Lynam. [Collins, London, 1944]
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5375 x 4072 px | 62.6 MB
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45.5 x 34.5 cm | 17.9 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
13TH CENTURY • 1940S • 20TH CENTURY • BRITAIN IN PICTURES • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CENTURY • CHANNEL • COAST • COASTAL • COASTLINE • COLLINS • COLOR • COLOUR • CORNWALL • COUNTRY • DECADE • DESIGN • DORSET • EAST ANGLIA • EDWARD LYNAM • EDWARD • ENGLAND • ENGLISH CHANNEL • ENGLISH • FORTIES • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • GRAPHIC DESIGN • HISTORY • LAYOUT • LETTERING • LOCATION • LYNAM • MANUSCRIPT • MAP • MARITIME • MATTHEW PARIS • MATTHEW • MEDIAEVAL • MEDIEVAL • MIDDLE AGES • PARIS • RIVER • RIVERS • SEA • SEASHORE • SEASIDE • SHORELINE • SOCIAL HISTORY • TEXT • THIRTEENTH CENTURY • WALES • WEATHER • WEST COUNTRY • WILLIAM COLLINS & SONS • WILLIAM COLLINS • WILLIAM • WIND • WINDY
