Mappa Mundi - Types of mappae Mundi

Types of mappae Mundi

Extant mappae mundi come in several distinct varieties, including:

  • Zonal or Macrobian maps
  • Tripartite or "T-O" maps
  • Quadripartite maps (including the Beatus maps)
  • complex maps

Medieval world maps which share some characteristics of traditional mappae mundi but contain elements from other sources, including Portolan charts and Ptolemy's Geography are sometimes considered a fifth type, called "transitional mappae mundi".

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