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Unless water runs uphill one would expect all early Egyptian maps to have south
to the top of the map as a natural consequence of the Nile's flow.
Recent research has shown that the average American thinks it is much easier to
travel south since it is downhill on all of our maps. Francis' point was, as we
all know, journalists are generally ill-equipped to comment on early
cartography, no matter what their nationality.
Bill
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Sent: Mon, May 23, 2011 3:19:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MapHist] London Map Fair, 11 & 12 June: confusing newspaper
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You remind me of a long-filed-away question:
Years back I read the Ancient Egyptians used maps with South at top. This may
have been based on the famed Turin Map Papyrus, but it would seem strange to
assert or accept a generalization based on one sample. Anyone know of more on
this topic?
David Suter
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In a message dated 5/23/2011 4:30:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
As some will know, or remember, the Fra Mauro manuscript was drawn with south
at
top; and, as such, this is how it ought to have been reproduced. If only to
test
the interpretative skills of the ‘average’ reader; or even to dramatically put
across the message that not all western European maps were north-oriented. An
opportunity lost to leisurely and graphically educate some readers (and
potential converts to collecting
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