Ebstorf world map; detail eastern world: India & Cynocephalos
In medieval times the fantastic exotic races were allocated at or beyond the border of the - at that time - known world.
In this case we find the cynocephalos near the top, which means in the east according to the medieval orientation of the map, and east means India.
Ebstorf world map (detail: Eastern part with India)
Ebstorfer Weltkarte
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Ebstorf world map; detail eastern world: India & Cynocephalos
In medieval times the fantastic exotic races were allocated at or beyond the border of the - at that time - known world.
In this case we find the cynocephalos near the top, which means in the east according to the medieval orientation of the map, and east means India.
Ebstorf world map (detail: Eastern part with India)
Ebstorfer Weltkarte
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Uploaded on March 22, 2009