Medieval maps of Europe and the Middle
East
Europe and the Middle East looked very
different back in the Medieval times. To
understand what may have happened you have
to look at who controlled what territory
shortly after the Templars were “disbanded”.
What you will see is that most of Europe
was under control of France or the Western
Roman Empire and very importantly most of
the Mediterranean coast (the modern day
Cote d'Azur, Monaco, Antibes, etc.) was
NOT part of France. Neither was what is
now Savoie and Haute-Savoie which was under
control of the Duchy of Savoy. Also notable
is the area controlled by the House of Luxemburg,
Duchy of Burgundy, Aquitaine, and Brittany.
In the South East things are very different
you will see most of the area is controlled
by the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)
and very importantly the Knights of St.
John. Also notable are the areas under other
Latin powers and Venice.
For more information and to see how the
region changed before and after, visit the
Perry Castaneda map collection at the University
of Texas where you will find
Central
and
South East
European maps.
From the Atlas to Freeman's
Historical Geography, Edited by J.B. Bury, Longmans
Green and Co. Third Edition 1903
Central Europe (1360)
South East
Europe (1340)
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