Kingdom of Galicia - Medieval Cartography

Medieval Cartography

The Kingdom of Galicia in medieval cartography
Burgo de Osma´s map (1086), with the names Gallecia (occupying the whole Northwest Iberian Peninsula), Asturias (occupying the Cantabrian linecoast), and Spania (ocupying the rest of Iberia)
In Liber Floridus (1125), by Lambert of Saint-Omer, showing the names Galitia, Hispania, Lusitania, and Wasconia, among others
In Tabula Rogeriana (1154), by Muhammad al-Idrisi, showing the name Ard Galika
In Imago Mundi (1190), by Honorius Augustodunensis, showing the names Galicia and Hispania
Ebstorf Map (1234), showing the name Gallicia Regio
In Liber Secretorum (1125), by Marino Sanuto, where the name Galitia occupies the entire northwestern Iberia
Sallust de Geneve´s map (1420), where the name Galaecia occupies the entire northwestern Iberia
In Rudimentum Novitorum (1475), by Lucas Brandis, showing the names Galicia, Hispani, and Anglia, among others
Northwest Iberian Peninsula (15th century) with the names Galiicia and nearby infidelis Yspania

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