Ecclesiastical Medieval Maps

This is a collection of modern ecclesiastical maps that center on the medieval period. All of these maps were published at least 95 years ago and are no longer under copyright, but full source information is included.

Whenever possible, the maps are organized chronologically.

Ecclesiastical Map List - Displaying maps 1 - 9 out of 9 total

• Expansion of Christianity
  
  
  Use the key on this map to see the expansion of Christianity from the end of the second century to the fourteenth century. It also shows a dividing line between the Eastern and Western Churches, as well as some other features.
  
  Date added: 06.28.05
  Source: Bartholomew, J.G. LLD. A Literary & Historical Atlas of Europe. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. and New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1910. 16-17.
• Route of the Canterbury Pilgrims
  
  
  This map shows a route that pilgrims used in their journey from London to Canterbury. It is likely to be the route of the pilgrimage in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
  
  Date added: 06.29.05
  Source: Bartholomew, J.G. LLD. A Literary & Historical Atlas of Europe. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. and New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1910. 128.
• Monasteries of England
  
  
  A map of all of the monasteries in England prior to their dissolution by Henry VIII in the sixteenth century.
  
  Date added: 06.29.05
  Source: Bartholomew, J.G. LLD. A Literary & Historical Atlas of Europe. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. and New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1910. 140.
• Ecclesiastical Map of Western Europe in the Middle Ages
  
  
  View seats of archbishoprics and bishoprics, monasteries, and more. The map is color coded to differentiate between Benedictines, Cistercians, Premonstratensians, and Augustinians (Austins).
  
  Date added: 09.02.06
  Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 94-5.
• The Roman Suburbicarian (Cardinal) Bishoprics about the Twelfth Century
  
  
  This map shows seats of cardinal bishoprics, seats of suppressed cardinal bishoprics, and monasteries surrounding Rome in the twelfth century.
  
  Date added: 09.02.06
  Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 96.
• Ecclesiastical Map of the British Isles in the Middle Ages
  
  
  This map is divided to show archbishoprics and bishoprics, and principal monasteries in Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales.
  
  Date added: 09.02.06
  Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 97.
• Rural Deaneries
  
  
  This map shows part of the bishopric of Winchester's deaneries and religious houses during the Middle Ages.
  
  Date added: 09.02.06
  Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 100.
• Development of Christianity to 1300 (ca. 1300 AD)
  
  
  This map shows the extent of Christianity during different periods of the Middle Ages.
  
  Date added: 09.01.06
  Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 46-7.
• The Great Schism (1378-1417 AD)
  
  
  This map shows the areas owning obedience to Rome and Avignon during the Great Schism. Those areas that passed from one obedience to the other are also indicated.
  
  Date added: 09.02.06
  Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 81.