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Why are Medieval Maps so Weird?
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- The Hereford Map and other Mappae Mundi are ridiculous looking world maps. They're often used to poke fun of Medieval Europeans. But they were made with a very specific purpose in mind, at a time when the shape of the world was known. So, why do they exist?
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Country Outlines of Hereford Map based on outlines done by Rick Western
omniatlas.com/blogs/stray-map...
Interactively Explore the Hereford Map:
www.themappamundi.co.uk/mappa...
Clickable Version of Hereford Map:
historiacartarum.org/omeka/ne...
For a deeper understanding of the Hereford Map, check out David Woodward's full chapter on Mappaemundi:
press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/...
Woodward's chapter is part of a larger series, all available online on the History of Cartography:
press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/...
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0:00 - How people used to Imagine the World
0:29 - Understanding the Hereford Map
1:00 - The History of Mappae Mundi
2:11 - The Stories of the Hereford Map
3:48 - The Purpose of World Maps in the Medieval Ages
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Thank you to all of those who shared their images and sound effects under a Creative Commons License:
"Ambience, London Waterloo Train Station.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
Well that was an unexpected delight. You certainly went beyond, Jeremy; that was a tour de force. I didn't even realise that the CZcams algorithm was still capable of dropping a gem like this in my lap.
My dude. Wow. Make more videos and make them regularly and you'll have a gazillion subs!!
The best youtube videos about maps are here, no doubt about it. Always a pleasure to watch (and rewatch)
Wow that map overlay is impressive!
Thank you! Rick Western, at his site OmniAtlas put the immense research into the original overlay in 2014 (link in description), and I rebuilt it for this piece. Also - thanks for watching. Seeing your comment gives me more YT street credit than I care to admit, and really means a lot.
This was amazing. Nice work!
Bros aboutta get a million subscribers in a week if he keeps dropping bangers like this
Great vid man! 🎉
Another banger of a vid!
This is amazing! Greaj job!
great video! thanks
Well done!
heres hoping for more map reels
This is a truly excellent video--but I found one detail disconcerting.
At 2:47, you mention the "City of the Pharaohs" in the same breath with the Golden Fleece and Mount Olympus, while showing a clearly labeled image of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which sat on Pharos Island and had been functional (if diminished) no less than a century before the creation of the Hereford map. I've spent a lot of time reading about medieval Alexandria, and I've never heard it called the "City of the Pharaohs." You then go on to mention Rome--what map wouldn't include Rome, a very real and important city?--and "Alexander's quest," a historical if much romanticised event.
It's almost as though you're faulting the map for confusing myth with reality while doing the same yourself.
That said, it's overall a great video--very informative and enjoyable.
Very well made. I appriate your sharing that the purpose of these maps was to tell stories. It wasn't meant to be scientific, or as you say, "accurate." One minor critique, and one suggestion/observation:
Firstly: At 2:31 you said the Israelites got lost in the desert. According to the book of Exodus, they didn't get lost but were forced by God to wander for 40 years as punishment for failing to trust him and go immediately to conquor Canaan.
Secondly: You rightly mentoined that moving cities was a life changing event. Something we take for granted is how fast we can travel long distances. Their world view was, perhaps, myopic because most people rarely traveled. A 40 min car ride today, from my house to my parents', would have taken half a day only a hundred years ago given the roads and vehicles of the time. Only 150 years ago it would have taken a full day by foot and/or wagon. 200 years ago not only would it have taken a full day, but it would have been possibly dangerous as well (wild animals, tribal warfare, bandits, etc.). This goes a long way to explaining WHY narative and alegory were more important than accuracy. I just feel that could have been brought out more to help people today better understand the cultural/historical milieu of the day.
That being said, excellent work. I'll go watch some of your other videos now.
This was a great video. God damn
How did they use to draw maps.. at that time accurately
So darn Cool 😎❗️
You earned my sub. Deep dive?
Crater Earth. Jerusalem was in the center because that's where the Benben Stone was😢