The Hereford Mappa Mundi
Richard of Haldingham (attributed), c. 1300
$191
Print check at 16 x 20 in: 267 dpi, excellent. Trimmed 7% to the shape of the print.
Shipping to a US address: $25.90 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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This is not a map to find your way by — it is the whole of creation on a single calf-skin. The largest medieval map to survive, the Hereford Mappa Mundi puts east at the top, Jerusalem at the dead centre, and Christ in Majesty presiding over all, judging the world. Around the edges crawl the monstrous races medieval Europe believed lived at the rim of the known — and the Garden of Eden sits ringed in fire. Not geography, but a picture of time, faith, and the shape of the cosmos.
- Maker
- Richard of Haldingham (attributed)
- Date
- c. 1300
- Medium of the original
- Plate
- Original held by
- Hereford Cathedral, England
- Credit
- Hereford Cathedral, England
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-00318
| Picture | 16 x 20 in |
|---|---|
| Outside size | 17.6 x 21.6 in |
| Depth | 0.9 in (22 mm) |
| Weight | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]] |
| Hanging | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]] |
| Material | Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing |
| Made in | Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi |
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | dpi | Grade | How it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 10 in | 535 | Excellent | Trimmed 7% |
| 11 x 14 in | 382 | Excellent | Trimmed 8.7% |
| 16 x 20 in | 267 | Excellent | Trimmed 7% |
| 24 x 30 in | 178 | Good | Trimmed 7% |
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 8 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 22% crop |
| 12 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 12 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 22% crop |
| 16 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 22% crop |
| 18 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 20 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 22% crop |
| 24 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 22% crop |
| 30 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 36 x 48 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 40 x 60 in | Wrong shape: a 22% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 4,606 x 5,355 px, srgb, Adobe RGB (1998)
- Tone
- Darks 0, lights 172 of 255; 0% clipped light, 18.1% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 14.9
- Notes
- Colour profile Adobe RGB (1998), converted to sRGB for the screen and the print
- Shadows clip on 18% of the image: the darkest areas print as solid black
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Every piece is printed after you order it, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and ships from there. For now we ship to US addresses only.
A piece that arrives damaged, misprinted or in the wrong size is replaced at our cost. The details: shipping and returns and replacements.
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