Title

'Hereford World Map, c.1280', 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello.

Caption

'Hereford World Map, c.1280', (1944). Detail showing the Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. The lighthouse at Alexandria, complete with flames, can be seen next to the mouth of the River Nile. Also shown are mythical creatures such as the winged salamander, unicorn or monoceros, and mandragora, as well as a real rhinoceros. Part of the Hereford Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral. Attributed to Richard de Bello, the Hereford Mappa Mundi, drawn on a single sheet of vellum, is the largest known existing medieval map. From "British Maps and Map-Makers", by Edward Lynam. [Collins, London, 1944]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G32_471

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (3,4Mb) / 17,4in x 13,6in / 5232 x 4083 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature river Africa Latin sea animal coast England flower flowers plant plants coastal map country islands Egypt island continent British geography English color Nile amphibian rhinoceros rhino nile delta medieval lighthouse text location century Britain unicorn concept river nile mythology 1940s largest North Africa Mediterranean Sea salamander Alexandria Forties Colour mythical creature mediaeval Middle Ages the Nile 20th century Thirteenth Century 13th century history The Print Collector decade geographical feature mandrake Mappa Mundi mythical beast TGN map manuscript William Collins Edward mandragora Hereford Mappa Mundi Richard de Bello Bello Richard de Richard of Haldingham and Lafford William Collins social history Britain in Pictures William Collins & Sons Edward Lynam Lynam mandrake root manuscript map