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Tudor map of Europe. Map of Europe and Asia Minor, 3 May 1595 (The National Archives: SP 12.252 f7)
History map of England and Wales under the Tudors; illustrating the province of Canterbury, York, dioceses, Wales, the Shires, archiepiscopal Sees etc.
With its nautical focus, marine monsters and topographical wonders, the Queen Mary Atlas shows us a world in which geographical knowledge was rapidly advancing and in which two Tudor queens sought to put Britain on the map.
Description: A map of England and Wales during the Tudor Period, from the ascension of Henry Tudor (Henry VII) in 1485 at the end of the War of the Roses, to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. The map shows major cities of the time, major river ways, topography, and political boundaries.
We don't know why it was drawn or who made it, but from looking at it we can see what ideas the Tudors might have had about their world. Questions. What countries can you spot? Look at a modern map of Europe and the Mediterranean. What differences do you notice? To view or print out a larger version of this map, see Resources.
21 paź 2020 · Maps in Tudor England. by. Harvey, P. D. Publication date. 1993. Topics. Cartography -- England -- History, Cartography, Civilization, England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800, England -- Civilization -- 16th century, England. Publisher. London : Public Record Office : British Library.
2 sty 2011 · Reconstructed map of Bosworth Field with positions of Henry Tudor's and Richard III's armies (121K) Modern outline map of the United Kingdom (April 2001 boundary revision) Medium resolution (184K)
