Ebstorf Map

Photo of a reproduction of the Ebstorf Map, with East at the top.

The Ebstorf Map was an example of a mappa mundi (a Medieval European map of the world). It was made by Gervase of Ebstorf, who was possibly the same man as Gervase of Tilbury,[1] some time between 1234 and 1240.

  1. ^ Gervase, of Tilbury, approximately 1211 (30 May 2002). Otia imperialia : recreation for an emperor. S. E. Banks, J. W. Binns. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. xxxiv–xxxvi. ISBN 0-19-820288-1. OCLC 47183479.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)