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Stanford. M389

Medieval Studies—Geography, Place Names, Maps & Atlases

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Maps and online maps, Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collection.

Perry-Castañeda Library map collection | Carolingian writing centers | 14th and 15th century France and Florence
| Latin Place Names | Maps of the New World | Orbis Latinus (1909)

Maps and Atlases

For an introduction see "Maps & Atlases" in Crosby (1985) Medieval Studies [Z5579.5.C76, Lane Rm.]. The Dept. of Special Collections maintains a separate database of antiquarian maps it owns; contact Special Collections. General historical atlases:

There are numerous specialized and national historical atlases and several relevant subject headings, e.g. Subject (LC): Geography, Medieval--Maps; Crusades--Maps; Ecclesiastical geography--Maps, etc. There also also a number of map supplements to The Cambridge Medieval History, D117.C3, Lane Rm.

There are also many maps limited to Medieval and Early Modern:

  • America, Early Maps of the New World, E178.5.A431 1992
  • Atlante enciclopedio Touring: Storia Antice e Medievale, G1033.T68 1989
  • Atlas of Medieval Europe, Green Library Gen Ref G1791.M2 1996.
  • Atlas of Medieval Jewish History, G1034.B413 1992 f.
  • British Atlas of Historic Towns: London ...to 1520, G1814.A1.H5 1989.
  • Cassell atlas of the medieval world: A.D. 600-1492. Green Library, Information Center D117 .H39 1998 F
  • City Maps of Europe: 16th C. town plans from Braun... G1799.A1.B75 1992f
  • Great Britain. Ordnance Survey.Ordnance Survey map of Britain in the Dark Ages. 2d ed. Scale 1:1,000,000 about sixteen miles to one inch, c1965. Earth Sciences Maps File Case G5740 1965.G7. Great Britain--History--To 1066--Maps.
  • Handatlas fuer die Geschichte des Ma. 3 v. 1890. Green Stack 912.S771.
  • Irish Historic Towns Atlas. G1834.A1I7 1986f (7 vols to date). Contents: no. 1. Kildare -- no. 2. Carrickfergus -- no. 3. Bandon -- no. 4. Kells -- no. 5. Mullingar -- no. 6. Athlone -- no. 7. Maynooth.
  • MacMillan Bible Atlas, 3rd ed., G2230.A2 1993 f (covers through 2nd C. A.D.)
  • Map of Monastic Britain, 2 vols. G5741.E4 1954.
  • Map of Roman Britain, 3rd ed. G5740 1956 G7 1954.
  • Penguin Atlas of Medieval History. G1034.M2 1961
  • Tuebinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients. G2205.T8 1977 ff [atlas table]. Includes some useful historical maps for Holy Land, etc.: Teil B, vols 7-8, cover 700-1510. There are several historical atlases for Islam at G1786.

Travel & Exploration Books in the Reference Collection includes references to atlases of early maps including portolani in its section "Maps and Mapmaking." Also refer to online map information from Branner Earth Science Library and Map Collection.

  • Le Climat en Europe au Moyen Âge, 1989. QC989.A1.A44.
  • Chronology of Eclipses & Celestial Events AD 1-1000, 1984. QB541.S34.

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