Mappa Dan
@mappadan.bsky.social
Home of my thoughts about archaic maps and mappae mundi, reconstructions and snaps people have taken of them, and my own redrawings.
Third party stuff is believed to be in public domain. Copyright applies to own work.
Third party stuff is believed to be in public domain. Copyright applies to own work.
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One of the Binham Bracteates - a decorated gold disk worn as a pendant which was discovered as part of hoard in 2004 at Binham in Norfolk. Dating to 475–525, the pendant is part of the collections at Norwich Castle. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #NorwichCastle
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
One of the Binham Bracteates - a decorated gold disk worn as a pendant which was discovered as part of hoard in 2004 at Binham in Norfolk. Dating to 475–525, the pendant is part of the collections at Norwich Castle. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #NorwichCastle
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Happy Chompsgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Chompsgiving!
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November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Inside the extraordinary Llys Llywelyn medieval court, reconstructed from excavated C13th foundations nr Rhosyr on Ynys Môn/Anglesey at St Fagans National Museum of History.
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Inside the extraordinary Llys Llywelyn medieval court, reconstructed from excavated C13th foundations nr Rhosyr on Ynys Môn/Anglesey at St Fagans National Museum of History.
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
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Neolithic flint dagger blades from various sites around Lake Constance. The wooden handles have not survived. The flint material was sourced from the Southern Alpine region, highlighting early trade networks and cultural connections between the Alpine Foreland and ...🧵1/2
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Neolithic flint dagger blades from various sites around Lake Constance. The wooden handles have not survived. The flint material was sourced from the Southern Alpine region, highlighting early trade networks and cultural connections between the Alpine Foreland and ...🧵1/2
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
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To celebrate #HillfortsWednesday, here's a fantastic recreation of the ramparts of Cadbury Castle in #Somerset under construction in the Iron Age, painted by the late great Victor Ambrus 🤩
From the cover of *Drawing Somerset's Past* published by #HistoryPress and @museumofsomerset.bsky.social
From the cover of *Drawing Somerset's Past* published by #HistoryPress and @museumofsomerset.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
To celebrate #HillfortsWednesday, here's a fantastic recreation of the ramparts of Cadbury Castle in #Somerset under construction in the Iron Age, painted by the late great Victor Ambrus 🤩
From the cover of *Drawing Somerset's Past* published by #HistoryPress and @museumofsomerset.bsky.social
From the cover of *Drawing Somerset's Past* published by #HistoryPress and @museumofsomerset.bsky.social
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Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
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The impressive, multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Cadbury Castle encloses a roughly triangular hill above the river Yeo in #Somerset
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The impressive, multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Cadbury Castle encloses a roughly triangular hill above the river Yeo in #Somerset
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
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Another hilltop 360 for #HillfortsWednesday, this time from Mither Tap, Bennachie, Aberdeenshire, taken 2 weeks ago. I do declare that each Scottish hillfort I ascend is windier than the last, & this was definitely windier than Eildon Hill, which was pretty windy, tbf.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Another hilltop 360 for #HillfortsWednesday, this time from Mither Tap, Bennachie, Aberdeenshire, taken 2 weeks ago. I do declare that each Scottish hillfort I ascend is windier than the last, & this was definitely windier than Eildon Hill, which was pretty windy, tbf.
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Old doors are always fascinating. The ironwork on this door at Kempley, Glos, includes split curl straps (i.e. the C shape has an iron band extending from its centre) and date from the 12th Century.
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Old doors are always fascinating. The ironwork on this door at Kempley, Glos, includes split curl straps (i.e. the C shape has an iron band extending from its centre) and date from the 12th Century.
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“Through the Old Wade Bridge”,
Glen Almond, Perthshire
Samuel John 'Lamorna' Birch.
Painted on 14 July 1933, while Birch was staying at The Cairnies, Glenalmond.
Seen at “Lamorna” Birch exhibition.
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
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Glen Almond, Perthshire
Samuel John 'Lamorna' Birch.
Painted on 14 July 1933, while Birch was staying at The Cairnies, Glenalmond.
Seen at “Lamorna” Birch exhibition.
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
@jeelyeater1.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Through the Old Wade Bridge”,
Glen Almond, Perthshire
Samuel John 'Lamorna' Birch.
Painted on 14 July 1933, while Birch was staying at The Cairnies, Glenalmond.
Seen at “Lamorna” Birch exhibition.
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
@jeelyeater1.bsky.social
Glen Almond, Perthshire
Samuel John 'Lamorna' Birch.
Painted on 14 July 1933, while Birch was staying at The Cairnies, Glenalmond.
Seen at “Lamorna” Birch exhibition.
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
@jeelyeater1.bsky.social
Eastern Mediterranean and Western Black Sea using portolan methods (redrawing of Vesconte).
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Eastern Mediterranean and Western Black Sea using portolan methods (redrawing of Vesconte).
Another...
The 16 point frames that undergird portolan maps.
The 16 point frames that undergird portolan maps.
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Another...
The 16 point frames that undergird portolan maps.
The 16 point frames that undergird portolan maps.
a little bit of ptolemy's first projection for a chilly evening.
Map of the known world constructed from a Byzantine manuscript of the Geography from the 14th or 15th century at the British Library (Burney MS 111, f.105v-106r).
Map of the known world constructed from a Byzantine manuscript of the Geography from the 14th or 15th century at the British Library (Burney MS 111, f.105v-106r).
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a little bit of ptolemy's first projection for a chilly evening.
Map of the known world constructed from a Byzantine manuscript of the Geography from the 14th or 15th century at the British Library (Burney MS 111, f.105v-106r).
Map of the known world constructed from a Byzantine manuscript of the Geography from the 14th or 15th century at the British Library (Burney MS 111, f.105v-106r).
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Mystical misty archway. Photo taken this morning in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Mystical misty archway. Photo taken this morning in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.
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Zonal map of the World
SBB, Msc.Class.38; Macrobius's Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis; late 10th century; Italy; f.20r
SBB, Msc.Class.38; Macrobius's Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis; late 10th century; Italy; f.20r
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Zonal map of the World
SBB, Msc.Class.38; Macrobius's Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis; late 10th century; Italy; f.20r
SBB, Msc.Class.38; Macrobius's Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis; late 10th century; Italy; f.20r
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Pyramid of Djoser c.2667 – 2648 BCE
Location: Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt (northwest of the city of Memphis) and the bent Pyramid. c.2600 BCE
Location: Dashur Necropolis, #Egypt
#TombTuesday
Location: Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt (northwest of the city of Memphis) and the bent Pyramid. c.2600 BCE
Location: Dashur Necropolis, #Egypt
#TombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Pyramid of Djoser c.2667 – 2648 BCE
Location: Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt (northwest of the city of Memphis) and the bent Pyramid. c.2600 BCE
Location: Dashur Necropolis, #Egypt
#TombTuesday
Location: Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt (northwest of the city of Memphis) and the bent Pyramid. c.2600 BCE
Location: Dashur Necropolis, #Egypt
#TombTuesday
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Máel Coluim (II) mac Cinaeda, king of Alba, died at Glamis, Angus, #OTD in 1034. He slew predecessor Cinaed (III) mac Duib at Monzievaird, Perthshire, in 1005, and, with Owain the Bald, king of Strat Clut (Strathclyde), crushed a Northumbrian army at the Battle of Carham in 1018. #medievalsky
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Máel Coluim (II) mac Cinaeda, king of Alba, died at Glamis, Angus, #OTD in 1034. He slew predecessor Cinaed (III) mac Duib at Monzievaird, Perthshire, in 1005, and, with Owain the Bald, king of Strat Clut (Strathclyde), crushed a Northumbrian army at the Battle of Carham in 1018. #medievalsky
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Idea per un tatuatge
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Idea per un tatuatge
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Emperor Heraclius trying to carry the True Cross to Jerusalem in pomp but being obstructed by an angel until he dismounted & removed his crown.
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Emperor Heraclius trying to carry the True Cross to Jerusalem in pomp but being obstructed by an angel until he dismounted & removed his crown.
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
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Girl pushing a pram in Cwmcarn, a mining village in Wales's Ebbw Valley, 1965, photo by US photographer Bruce Davidson.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Girl pushing a pram in Cwmcarn, a mining village in Wales's Ebbw Valley, 1965, photo by US photographer Bruce Davidson.
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From yesterday 🙂
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From yesterday 🙂
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My latest blog: #Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and why she is not as well known as the rest of her family.
#History #medieval
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#History #medieval
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Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians
Images all public domain unless otherwise stated. A mother, a warrior, a builder, a diplomat. In fact, a queen in all but name, without whom the foundation of what we now know as England might very…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My latest blog: #Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and why she is not as well known as the rest of her family.
#History #medieval
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/11/24/a...
#History #medieval
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A Dad cradles the coffin of his son.
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A Dad cradles the coffin of his son.
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...