Professor Nathan MacDonald with the first Bible map in the Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge

First ‘Bible map’ still influences how we think about borders

29 November 2025

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round – showing the Mediterranean to the East – but its inclusion set a precedent which continues to shape our understanding of state borders today,

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