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Santa How come you could not read my mind? And how come you have not worked out that this discussion revolves around how I see the world. Sharpen-up! Another upset Elf. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on > Behalf Of James Enterline > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 5:28 PM > To: Discussion group for map history > Subject: Re: [MapHist] The reality check, please > > > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're > replying to the whole list) > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o > + o + o + > > Kirsten, you have misunderstood what I was talking about. Anyone > entering this discussion who was completely familiar with the > scenario we have been examining (Appendix of my 2002 book) would > realize that the brush in question is the brush applying the bleach > to the back of the tissue. If I should have made this clearer, then > I apologize But really, give me some credit for being a little > sharper than you imply. > > Jim > > At 05:37 PM 12/30/2009, you wrote: > >This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying > >to the whole list) > >o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + > o + o + o + > >Fellow MapHisters, > > > >An interest in maps, new or old, generally includes some interest in > >the technique by which a given map came into existence. On that > >score, a seriously misleading comment by James Enterline in his > >latest Vinland Map posting needs pointing out before it becomes > >part of the map's increasingly twisted lore. > > > >In the conclusion to his December 29 message, Enterline wrote (with > >regard to the much discussed "glitch" in the ink line in the > Welsh region ): > > > >> It's as though some force had pulled the carbon back away from > >> the edge before it had a chance to dry completely. Maybe a bubble > >> or variation of pressure from the brush. Lifting it up -- even a > >> bristle or two from a twist of the wrist --could create a slight > >> suction, pulling the edges back toward the center again. > > > >Please note that the Vinland Map was drawn and lettered with a pen, > >not with a brush. Whether the pen was a quill pen (which people > >knew how to shape also in the twentieth century), or a steel nib, > >may be difficult to determine, but in either case the point of a pen > >is always shaped to hold a bit of ink after dipping and to disperse > >it under slight pressure. Painting and lettering with a brush > >would have produced a very different result from anything seen in > >the Vinland Map. > > > >Happy New Year! > > > >Kirsten A. Seaver > > > >_______________________________________________ > >MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography > >hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. > >The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of > >the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of > >Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for > >the views of the author. > >List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > > >Maphist mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist > > _______________________________________________ > MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography > hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of > Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for > the views of the author. > List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > Maphist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
