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.
Gates of Heaven ironwork in the Hereford Mappa.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Gates of Heaven ironwork in the Hereford Mappa.
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).
Simone Martini's annunciation...
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Simone Martini's annunciation...
The two lost annunciation doors...
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The two lost annunciation doors...
Underdrawing of the geography and topography.
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Underdrawing of the geography and topography.
Underdrawing of the Hereford Mappa - first step.
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Underdrawing of the Hereford Mappa - first step.
Underdrawing of the Hereford Mappa... final step?
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Underdrawing of the Hereford Mappa... final step?
Here are the apple-sniffers (my redrawing and translation).
October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Here are the apple-sniffers (my redrawing and translation).
Insertion into translated redrawing of the temptation and expulsion (also reconstructed)...
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Insertion into translated redrawing of the temptation and expulsion (also reconstructed)...
Hereford Mappa depiction and rough reconstruction of the Temptation scene, wih what look like apples...
October 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Hereford Mappa depiction and rough reconstruction of the Temptation scene, wih what look like apples...
Here's another stunning one: it's on the back of the cross of Lothair from c.1000.
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Here's another stunning one: it's on the back of the cross of Lothair from c.1000.
Here's Villard's crucifixion.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here's Villard's crucifixion.
Villard de Honnecourt, c.1230.
October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Villard de Honnecourt, c.1230.
How to draw a deer a sheep and two flamingoes in c.1230 by Villard de Honnecourt.
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How to draw a deer a sheep and two flamingoes in c.1230 by Villard de Honnecourt.
So I can do something like this also...
October 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
So I can do something like this also...
checking if bluesky can handle a redrawing of the Hereford Mappa's Central Map and Directional Frame.
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
checking if bluesky can handle a redrawing of the Hereford Mappa's Central Map and Directional Frame.
Or maybe a bit different.
October 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Or maybe a bit different.
Hereford Mappa: Last Judgement [my redrawing]
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Hereford Mappa: Last Judgement [my redrawing]
Here's another one. Crucifixion in the Ramsey Psalter (Late C10th)
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Here's another one. Crucifixion in the Ramsey Psalter (Late C10th)