It is placed in the center of the map because it was thought to be in the center of the inhabited world. Similar to Jerusalem, there is another area on the map called Eden. Eden, located at the very top of the map was believed to be the earthly paradise. It is portrayed by around island and is drawn in a way that suggests that it is inaccessible to humans. This is depicted in the illustration with closed gates, a ring of fire surrounding it and a large body of water encircling. It was presumed that in Eden, Eve readies to take the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, but an evil serpent lurks within the tree. In additions, there are also biblical stories shown throughout the map. The Christ in Majesty is shown at the very top of the map, with the Garden of Eden. The Red Sea and Exodus, Noah’s Ark and Babylon and the tower of Babel are all positioned towards the top of the map too. This is thought to represent how highly religion was valued in that time
It is placed in the center of the map because it was thought to be in the center of the inhabited world. Similar to Jerusalem, there is another area on the map called Eden. Eden, located at the very top of the map was believed to be the earthly paradise. It is portrayed by around island and is drawn in a way that suggests that it is inaccessible to humans. This is depicted in the illustration with closed gates, a ring of fire surrounding it and a large body of water encircling. It was presumed that in Eden, Eve readies to take the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, but an evil serpent lurks within the tree. In additions, there are also biblical stories shown throughout the map. The Christ in Majesty is shown at the very top of the map, with the Garden of Eden. The Red Sea and Exodus, Noah’s Ark and Babylon and the tower of Babel are all positioned towards the top of the map too. This is thought to represent how highly religion was valued in that time