Personal Geographies inspired by Medieval Mappa Mundi

Authors

Annie Kassens, UWM Art Education and MPS Honey Creek CP School

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Students are challenged to look at maps from an artistic perspective by investigating several examples that go outside the standard geographical use of a map. This lesson starts with investigating symbols, to thinking about personal places of experience and interest, to finally creating a map of their own based on their exploration. The layout of their personal geography map is loosely inspired by medieval Italian mappa mundi created by Giovanni Leardo.

Recommended Citation

Kassens, Annie, "Personal Geographies inspired by Medieval Mappa Mundi" (2022). K-12 Teacher Resources. 16.
https://dc.uwm.edu/agsl_k12/16