the Mappa Mundi
/ðə ˌmæpə ˈmʊndi/
/ðə ˌmɑːpə ˈmʊndi/
- a map of the world painted in the late 13th century and kept in Hereford Cathedral, England. It has a circular shape, with Jerusalem at the centre and the known continents of Europe, Africa and Asia placed around it.
13世纪后期绘制的世界地图,保存在英格兰的赫里福德大教堂。它呈圆形,以耶路撒冷为中心,周围环绕着欧洲,非洲和亚洲著名的大洲。