▁single ▁sheet ▁of ▁v ell um . ▁The ▁world ▁is ▁represented ▁as ▁round , ▁surr ound ▁by ▁the ▁ocean . ▁At ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁map ▁( the ▁east ) ▁is ▁represented ▁Parad ise , ▁with ▁its ▁river ▁and ▁tree ; ▁also ▁the ▁e ating ▁of ▁the ▁forb idden ▁fruit ▁and ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Adam ▁and ▁E ve . ▁A bove ▁is ▁a ▁remarkable ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁Jud gment , ▁with ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁inter ced ing ▁for ▁the ▁faithful , ▁who ▁are ▁seen ▁rising ▁from ▁their ▁gra ves ▁and ▁being ▁led ▁within ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁heaven . ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁figures ▁of ▁towns , ▁animals , ▁birds , ▁and ▁fish , ▁with ▁gro tes que ▁cre atures ; ▁the ▁four ▁great ▁cities , ▁Jerusalem , ▁Bab yl on , ▁Rome , ▁and ▁T roy , ▁are ▁made ▁very ▁prominent . ▁In ▁Britain ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁c athed r als ▁are ▁mentioned . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁financial ▁crisis ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁caused ▁the ▁Dean ▁and ▁Chapter ▁to ▁consider ▁s elling ▁the ▁M appa ▁M und i . ▁After ▁much ▁controvers y , ▁large ▁don ations ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Heritage ▁Memorial ▁Fund , ▁Paul ▁Get ty ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public , ▁kept ▁the ▁map ▁in ▁Here ford ▁and ▁allowed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁map ▁and ▁the ▁ch ained ▁libraries ▁from ▁the ▁C athedral ▁and ▁All ▁Sain ts ' ▁Church . ▁The ▁centre ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁