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Ancient Map Shows Egg-Shaped England
The Guardian (UK) ^
| 6-6-2004
| Vanessa Thorpe
Posted on 06/06/2004 5:45:19 PM PDT by blam
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:45:19 PM PDT
by
blam
To: farmfriend
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:45:54 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
How the hell can they run an article like that and not have a picture of the map?
Oh, it's the Guardian. Nevermind.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:46:37 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Some leftists find Bush's very existence to be a "constant oppressive force in their daily psyche.")
To: blam
So Arabs knew about England in 1050. Funny how progress goes in fits and starts. The Near East knew plenty about England and vice-versa during the Roman Empire (much of both places was in said empire), but it all came unraveled and much was lost.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:49:25 PM PDT
by
VadeRetro
To: Petronski
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:49:57 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Was sciencediet till I found the solution)
To: blam
It reflects the achievements of the classical age of Islamic civilisation and gives an unrivalled picture of the relationship between east and west in that period. Too bad it doesn't seem to have progressed much beyond that time. (1050 AD)
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:50:38 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
(Bush in 2004/Because we Must!!! (Bombard))
To: Lady Jag
Well, I guess I asked for that one. LOLROFRFI!
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:50:56 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Some leftists find Bush's very existence to be a "constant oppressive force in their daily psyche.")
To: blam
Map making was at its low point in AD 1000. It began to make a comeback with the portolans the merchants made. The Turkish Navy was good with maps until it took on Malta, and we hope to see some of the Chinese maps from their heyday. Of course our usual request to see images applies.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:51:03 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: blam
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:51:05 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Petronski
Don't be silly, they didn't have photography in those days.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:51:08 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
Well I guess I had that coming too.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:51:57 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Some leftists find Bush's very existence to be a "constant oppressive force in their daily psyche.")
To: blam
Fried, Scrambled, Poached or as a burrito-like Omlet?
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:53:14 PM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: blam; dighton; general_re
The unique and, until now, unseen map
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:53:49 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: Lady Jag; Petronski
LMAO!! Never saw that one coming, did ya!
Gawd, I love FReeper wit!
To: blam
A previously unknown medieval Arabic map with the earliest representation of an identified 'England' ... It reflects the achievements of the classical age of Islamic civilisation Multicultural revisionism. So what? Who cares if the Arabs depicted Britain as an island in the 12th century? The Emperor Claudius conquered Britain way back in 42 BC and annexed into the Roman Empire even. The Romans (dead white Europeans, and therefore no longer a part of the the progress of Western civilization -- they seemingly only represent slavery, death, and oppression in the new PC world of history) were clearly aware of Britain's island status. Indeed they were aware of the island status of Ireland too. It was Agricola who said Ireland could be conquered with only one legion. I'm sure that Britain as an island appeared on numerous Roman maps -- it's just that none of them survived (that we know of).
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:54:24 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
Correction -- that should be 43 AD, not BC.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:55:29 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: small voice in the wilderness
I didn't know he meant
hen's eggs. That's different.
;O)
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:56:19 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Some leftists find Bush's very existence to be a "constant oppressive force in their daily psyche.")
To: aculeus
The unique and, until now, unseen map And still unseen. Guess I'll have to toddle over to merry old England for a look-see.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:57:13 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Pax quaeritur bello (Latine loqui coactus sum))
To: Petronski
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:57:16 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Rest in Peace, President Reagan)
To: FreedomCalls
No one is slighting Italian contributions to science in this exhibition, even if it gets mentioned MMMCDXII times.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:57:17 PM PDT
by
Cultural Jihad
(Rising waves, what motive is behind your impulse? The desire to reach upwards.)
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