This 1911 map shows Europe in 1190, at the height of the Third Crusade, superimposing the main crusader routes to the Levant on the medieval political picture. It highlights the great monarchies (the England of Richard the Lionheart, the France of Philip II, the Holy Roman Empire of Frederick Barbarossa), the Byzantine territories and the Muslim spheres of influence controlling the Holy Land after Saladin's conquests. Colours distinguish Latin, Germanic and Byzantine areas, while lines and arrows trace the land and sea routes converging on the eastern Mediterranean. In this way W. and A.K. Johnston's atlas visualises the European dimension of a "kings' crusade", relating political geography, dynastic powers and the sacred destination in the East.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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