Title: Map of a Swiss codice that contains the “Conspiracy of Catilin” and the “Jugurthine War”by Sallust
Author: Unknown
Date: 1420
Description: see attached .pdf 3-page monograph
Last Updated: 7 October 2014
This map, like many maps of the European medieval period, is oriented with East at the top. However, Paradise is not displayed at the top where the three great rivers are shown. Gog and Magog are mentioned behind substantial enclosures in Asia, the Caspian Sea is shown enclosed; the map is centered on Jerusalem, the Red Sea is colored red and the Nile River is typical of the period. There are few illustrations, all of which are in Africa. Africa is terminated in a southeasterndirection such that the Indian Ocean is an open sea.