Northern Eurasia in Medieval Cartography. Inventory, Text, Translation and Commentary
Title:
Northern Eurasia in Medieval Cartography. Inventory, Text, Translation and Commentary
Author:
Chekin, L. S.
Series:
Terrarum Orbis 4
Location:
Turnhout
Notes:
CCCC MS 16 Brief description of maps in CCCC MS 16 (ff. ii v, v) with excerpts from map legends relating to northern Eurasia, p. 199
CCCC MS 26 Brief description of maps in CCCC MS 26 (p. 284 and ff. iii v - iv) with references to recent scholarship; includes excerpts from selected map legends relating to northern Eurasia, pp. 196, 198-9
CCCC MS 66 Description of the Sawley Map (CCCC MS 66, p. 2); dates it to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century; notes the presence of 225 geographic names; disagrees with the argument that the map draws on information from Adam of Bremen; briefly outlines the presentation of northern Eurasia on the map; gives references to some recent scholarship, pp. 137-9