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THE ANCIENT MAPPA MUNDI PPvESERVED IN 

 HEREFORD CATHEDRAL. 



The Kev. F. Havergal reported to the Club the progress that had been 

 made with regard to the publication of an exact, full-sized, facsimile of the 

 celebrated Hereford Mappa Mundi. During the last twelve months all the 

 arrangements have been made for its reproduction. A beautiful and accurate 

 drawing has been made by G. C. Haddon, Esq. , of this city, and it has been placed 

 in the hands of an excellent lithographer at Bruges. The size of the map is 6 by 5 

 feet. It will be produced in six sections, and not less than thirty-six lithographic 

 stones of the largest size will be required. The first section is most satisfactorily 

 completed, and is now ready for inspection. The preparation of the 4to volume 

 of descriptive letter-press has been undertaken by gentlemen highly qualified for 

 the work, and that too is in a forward state of preparation. This will be illus- 

 trated by four photographs from the map itself, which together will represent 

 the whole map and afford the means of testing the strict accuracy of the litho- 

 graphic facsimile. These photographs have been well taken by Mr. Ladmore, 

 of Hereford. 



The time has now arrived when it is desirable to obtain as many sub- 

 Bcribers names as possible, that the requisite number of copies may be struck 

 off. The publication of the map in this accurate form has proved both difficult 

 and costly, but he trusted that the members of the Woolhope Club, with whom 

 the first efforts for its publication originated, would exert themselves to make it 

 known and to obtain subscribers. No effort had been spared, and they might 

 depend upon it that none would be spared, to do fuU justice to this most 

 interesting literary and antiquarian gem ; and the price charged for it would 

 not exceed the actual cost of its production. At present there were but seven 

 copies ordered by persons resident in Herefordshire, which could only arise, he 

 thought, from want of information about it. 



The following prospectus has already been issued : — 



THE ANCIENT MAPPA-MUNDI IN HEREFORD CATHEDRAL. 



This Map has been an object of interest to Geographers and Antiquaries 

 since the year 1780, when a description of it appeared in Gough's British 

 Topography (vol. i. p. 71). At that time it was in the Library of Hereford 

 Cathedral, but for several years past it has been suspended in the south aisle of 

 the choir. 



"We are informed of the name of the author of the Map in the following 



lines which appear in one of its corners : 



Tuz ki cest estoire ont. 



Ou oyront ou lirront ou ueront. 



Prient a ihesu en deyte. 



De Richard de Haldingham e de Lafford eyt pite. 



Ki lat fet e compasse. 



Ki ioie en eel li seit done. 



