Jerusalem during the Middle Ages. "Jerusalem was generally represented in the center of the map." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map https://en.wikipe

Jerusalem during the Middle Ages. "Jerusalem was generally represented in the center of the map." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map "In the center of the world lies Jerusalem, sacred to both Christianity and Judaism." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_map These maps were also oriented with east at the top (the "orient" in "oriented".)