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The world’s oldest medieval map
By Chris Griffiths & Thomas Buttery 25 March 2019
Created around 1300, it is the largest surviving map from the Middle Ages and offers a glimpse into the mindset of the ancient Christian world.
Located near the Welsh border on the River Wye, England’s Hereford Cathedral has drawn worshippers since the end of the 7th Century. The present-day structure was rebuilt in the 1100s and is considered one of the UK’s finest examples of Norman cathedral architecture.
But what makes this place of worship so unique is the fact that it’s managed to hold onto many of its ancient treasures throughout the centuries. The cathedral boasts the largest surviving chained library in the world. It also has one of the only surviving copies of the 1217 Magna Carta. Its most impressive artefact, however, is the Mappa Mundi: one of the oldest, largest and most curious medieval maps in the world.