Mary Wroth's Urania is a notoriously difficult text. In addition to several dozen characters, Wroth mentions over 160 places, some of which easily correspond to places known by the modern reader, some of which seem hopelessly indistinct. By mapping out the Urania, Wroth's text is suddenly returned to its geographical bearings, and the spacial stakes of the Urania become more managable. Along these lines, the following maps can be used a reference for your own naviagation of the Urania or as a tool to look at trends in places that Wroth mentions (perhaps using the maps that display the frequency with which a place is mentioned). Happy mapping!

Click on a dot or use the magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner of most maps to search for a place of interest. Each entry on the map contains the following information:

• Place - displays the name that Mary Wroth uses for a particular place
• Status - indicates whether a particular place is "real" (seems to correspond to an early modern name for a place) or "fake" (likely invented by Mary Wroth)
• Associated Royalty - any noble characters who are from, rule, or are married to someone who rules a particular place
• Page Numbers (Part One) - the page numbers where a particular place is mentioned in the first part of the Urania (edited by Josephine Roberts)
• Page Numbers (Part Two) - the page numbers where a particular place is mentioned in the second part of the Urania (edited by Josephine Roberts, Suzanne Gossett, and Janel Mueller)
• Number of Times Mentioned (Part One) - the frequency with which a particular place is mentioned in in the first part of the Urania
• Number of Times Mentioned (Part Two) - the frequency with which a particular place is mentioned in in the second part of the Urania
• Number of Times Mentioned (Total) - frequency with which a particular place is mentioned in the combined parts of the Urania
• Notes - miscellanous important information about a particular place
• Place URL - links to a gazetter that gives more information about a particular place
• Latitude  - the latitude of a particular place
• Longitude - the longitude of a particular place

This map contains a general overview of all places in both parts of the Urania, with equal weight given to each place regardless of how many times it was mentioned. Click on the magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner to search for a particular place. Click on the list icon in the lower left corner to view the legend. Click on a dot to learn more about a particular place.

The dot size on this map varies based on how many times a place was mentioned (the larger the dot, the more times a place was mentioned) in either part of the Urania (the first part on the left and the second part on the right). The slider in the center allows you to compare the number of place mentions side-by-side. Click on the list icon in the lower left corner to view the legend. Click on a dot to learn more about a particular place.

Note: Quinzaie, the Nile River, Norway, Swethland, and Lapland are not available in this view to prioritize readability. These places were each mentioned one to two times.

The dot size on this map varies based on how many times a place was mentioned in both parts of the Urania combined (the larger the dot, the more times a place was mentioned). Click on the magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner to search for a particular place. Click on the list icon in the lower left corner to view the legend. Click on a dot to learn more about a particular place.

Note: Quinzaie, the Nile River, Norway, Swethland, and Lapland are not available in this view to prioritize readability. These places were each mentioned one to two times.  

The dots on this map are color-coded by the status of a place - "real" or "fake." Red dots indicate places that seem to correspond to an early modern name for a place, and blue dots indicate places that were likely made up by Mary Wroth. Click on the magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner to search for a particular place. Click on the list icon in the lower left corner to view the legend. Click on a dot to learn more about a particular place.