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| Keywords: Diagrammatic T-O world map - 12th century.jpg T and O style mappa mundi map of the known world from the first printed version of Isidorus' Etymologiae Kraus 13 The book was written in 623 and first printed in 1472 at Augsburg by one Günther Zainer Guntherus Ziner Isidor's sketch thus becoming the oldest printed map of the occident Note T-O-maps are typically displayed East-up show Jerusalem at the center and the paradise at the outmost East balanced by the pillars of Hercules at the outmost West Title of Book Etymologies Author Isidore Saint Bishop of Seville Production 12th century Language Latin From The British Library; Record Number - c5933-06; Shelfmark - Royal 12 F IV; Page Folio Number - f 135v century 12 object history exhibition history credit line accession number Losslessly cropped from http //www imagesonline bl uk/britishlibrary-store/Components/707/70737_2 jpg at http //www imagesonline bl uk/britishlibrary/controller/textsearch text T-O y 0 x 0 idx 1 startid 35945 <gallery> Image T and O map Guntherus Ziner 1472 jpg Same cropped Image Etymologiae Guntherus Ziner 1472 jpg Whole page from different sample Image Diagrammatic T-O world map - 12th century jpg Same map in 12th century Isidorian manuscript The world is portrayed as a circle divided by a 'T' shape into three continents; Asia Europe and Africa Image Radkarte MKL1888 edited T and O style east-up png The T and O scheme According to Augustine of Hippo 354-430 Asia's size equals the sum of Europe's and Africa's </gallery> PD-Art-100 T and O map Etymologiae by Isidore of Seville | ||||
