Posted on 08/23/2013 6:55:36 PM PDT by Beowulf9
An intricate etching on ostrich eggs joined together to make a sphere is the oldest globe of the New World ever to be discovered.
Latin inscriptions and delicate outlines of countries informed by knowledge of explorers such as Christopher Columbus, made in the early 1500s cover the sphere, but the origin of the globe is a mystery.
A cartographer believes the globe could have been made in Florence, Italy and claims that the skillful engraver could even have crafted the object in the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Ping!
Imagine living back then? The world must have been seen half in a fantasy type of mentality, sort of like a kid. Nobody knew what was beyond the great oceans, what creatures existed. Sort of like liberals today when it comes to reality. “Our Barack is from a foreign land, he is Islamic and communist and racist b-b-but he would make a great POTUS”
Well, they did include sea monsters as sort of a signpost, do not go here.
and if the media wasn’t so liberal they would’ve had a sea monster picture before the election, or a troll next to O’s face or SOMETHING to warn the rest of the population:(
The da Vinci mention makes me very cautious in accepting this tale.
I wonder if they have to make an omelet to accurately date it.. :) I’m a Chef after all, and Italian, these things bother me.. Nevermind.. :)
I call BS.
The area around the Mediterranean looks to be roughly accurate.
Well, the bible does talk about some sea monster coming out from the sea in the book of Revelations.
Buache map (1737) shows Antarctica without ice.
“There be Dragons!”
It’d be a sea monsterrr, matey. Certain it be, aarrr.
Oh, man is that great! Love this info, thanks!
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