Re: VInland Map

"David B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i meddelandet
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> Eric Stevens wrote in message ...
> >On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:41:18 -0000, "David B."
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >Unless a medieval explanation can be found for the trapezoidal
> >>distortions in the cartography of the Old World on the Vinland Map, it
> has
> >>to be assumed to be a fake
> >>
> >Would you mind expanding on this?
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> Well, here's a useful starting-point:
> The cartography of the Old World on the Vinland Map is adapted from the
> style of a mappa mundi, which would have been drawn to fit within a
> circular frame. Ignoring, for the time being, the chunk chopped off the
> bottom of Africa, what shape of frame would best fit the Old World as
> depicted on the Vinland Map?

In other word exact as in a wellknown seachart from 1474(Eric I don't know
if it was you who sent me that one or vice versa some years ago) and same as
in one of Desliens maps from 1540's.....

That certainly don't speak against the Vinland map

Inger E
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> David B
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