MAPPA MONDAY

where south is west
west is north
and north is east
where europe is africa
and africa is europe
where jerusalem is the epicentre of the world
where england is mapped out in cathedrals
where the beasts and creatures of travellers tales
crawl fantastically from the vellum
a freakish camel
a curious rhinoceros
a siren on a rock
bat-eared and foot-headed men

hermaphrodite and mandrake

unicorn and phoenix

sphinx and griffon

the land of gog and magog

sodom and gomorrha

the pillars of hercules
where death and judgement day are all-pervading
where paradise lost is encircled in a ring of fire
where christian morality trumps geography