Along with the other wonderful manuscripts in the British Library, the maps are fabulous. With an interest in geography I have always loved pouring over maps and want to have a huge map table in my own library which would have a huge books of maps open on a different page every day.
At a recent exhibition at The British Library we discovered the maps used by Crusaders and those used by pilgrims to show them how to get to a particular place - Jerusalem of Rome for example, which just show the highlights of the route. A brilliant idea and one which it would be marvellous to replicate on our trip round the world.
But all maps are fascinating with their amazing place names. They certainly give you a way of seeing the world in different representations.
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