Trójkąt jako schemat Hiszpanii na mapach średniowiecznych
Triangle as a Scheme of Spain on Medieval Maps

Summary/Abstract: The triangle has become a geographic scheme of Spain at least since the time of Orosius. He then went on to medieval cartography. This article analyzes 20 maps that were created between 775 and 1300 and on which this scheme is located. 12 of them come from the Iberian Peninsula, 9 being Beatus maps. The legends of these maps are inscribed in the geopolitical context of the time in which they were created. As a consequence, these maps contain the spirit of the Reconquest. Ultimately, these maps contributed to the dissemination of the Spanish scheme in the form of a triangle in the cartography of medieval Western Europe. The “Spanish Triangle” thus became, next to the triangular scheme of Sicily, the most recognizable cartographic scheme in the Middle Ages. It made it easier to find Spain on maps, becoming useful graphical mnemonic help.

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