T and O design

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medieval map type
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs T-O map
gptkbp:category gptkb:mappa_mundi
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:depicts three known continents
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Etymologiae
gptkbp:directionA East at the top
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label T and O design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isidore_of_Seville
gptkbp:O represents the encircling ocean
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Early_Middle_Ages
gptkbp:represents medieval European worldview
gptkbp:shape circular
gptkbp:symbolizes the tripartite division of the world
the world as a circle (O) with a T inside
gptkbp:TDP represents Mediterranean Sea, Nile, and Don rivers
gptkbp:usedFor educational purposes
gptkbp:usedIn medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medieval_Maps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8