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

  • ThumbnailExpansion 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.
  • ThumbnailRoute 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.
  • ThumbnailMonasteries 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.
  • ThumbnailEcclesiastical 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.
  • ThumbnailThe 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.
  • ThumbnailEcclesiastical 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.
  • ThumbnailRural 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.
  • ThumbnailDevelopment 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.
  • ThumbnailThe 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.
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