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For an even earlier world map, the Beatus map from the 8th century is also remarkable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_map

The layout is mostly geographic although bears traces of a conceptual map as well. (Note: north is to the left). It's part of the larger book the Commentary on the Apocalypse which contains a lot of gorgeous illustrations. The original is lost but exists in many hand copies, starting from the 9th century.

If you're ever in Northern Spain there's a museum in the town of Potes near the Santo Toribio de Liébana monastery where Beatus worked. https://centros.culturadecantabria.com/tower-of-infantado/

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