Cartography coincidences?
I got this from an old acquaintance about 15 years ago. Searching did not locate it. Surely someone else has better search skills than I....?
Empire builders locating names of cities/features?
Seems they took God seriously when she proclaimed "This is Jerusalem; I have set her at the center of the nations, with lands around her."
It appears that some places and features were named systematically according to distance and bearing. Maybe someone did it to entertain their inside castle friends and family with familiar names etc.
Perhaps done by elite imperial minded Victorians, and earlier, apparently. Are the Romans too early for this? I dont know.
Or is it just another curiousity?
Note:
The following alignments may not be perfect
Nonetheless, it appears that the alignments were apparently deemed "close enough for government work".
Examples seen so far:
On your Jerusalem centered map:
Stick a tack in Jerusalem.
Tie a string to the tack.
Along each of two straight lines drawn from the tack will be seen:
Jerusalem>>Old Troy>>Novum Troia (aka London,England)>>London,Canada.
Jerusalem>>Carthage>>New Carthage (aka Cartagena, Spain)>>Cartagena, Colombia.
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The following two sets do not include Jerusalem, but do suggest systematic naming, aligning on azimuthal maps.
Sydney,Florida>>Sydney,Nova Scotia>>Sydney,Australia
Perth,Ontario>>Perth,UK>>Perth,Australia.
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Features located on Jerusalem centered circles:
Lake Victoria and London,UK are on a Jerusalem centered circle.
York Factory, Fort York, & New York are on a Jerusalem centered circle.
Victoria Falls, Victoria Seychelles, & Victoria in Calcutta are on or nearly on a Jerusalem centered circle.
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Maybe more can be found around the world. Searching is time consuming.
Related reading:
Political. Good rare maps. http://ift.tt/2ayRUdW
Historical. Great old rare maps. http://ift.tt/2ayRNiu
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I got this from an old acquaintance about 15 years ago. Searching did not locate it. Surely someone else has better search skills than I....?
Empire builders locating names of cities/features?
Seems they took God seriously when she proclaimed "This is Jerusalem; I have set her at the center of the nations, with lands around her."
It appears that some places and features were named systematically according to distance and bearing. Maybe someone did it to entertain their inside castle friends and family with familiar names etc.
Perhaps done by elite imperial minded Victorians, and earlier, apparently. Are the Romans too early for this? I dont know.
Or is it just another curiousity?
Note:
The following alignments may not be perfect
Nonetheless, it appears that the alignments were apparently deemed "close enough for government work".
Examples seen so far:
On your Jerusalem centered map:
Stick a tack in Jerusalem.
Tie a string to the tack.
Along each of two straight lines drawn from the tack will be seen:
Jerusalem>>Old Troy>>Novum Troia (aka London,England)>>London,Canada.
Jerusalem>>Carthage>>New Carthage (aka Cartagena, Spain)>>Cartagena, Colombia.
**********
The following two sets do not include Jerusalem, but do suggest systematic naming, aligning on azimuthal maps.
Sydney,Florida>>Sydney,Nova Scotia>>Sydney,Australia
Perth,Ontario>>Perth,UK>>Perth,Australia.
**********
Features located on Jerusalem centered circles:
Lake Victoria and London,UK are on a Jerusalem centered circle.
York Factory, Fort York, & New York are on a Jerusalem centered circle.
Victoria Falls, Victoria Seychelles, & Victoria in Calcutta are on or nearly on a Jerusalem centered circle.
***********
Maybe more can be found around the world. Searching is time consuming.
Related reading:
Political. Good rare maps. http://ift.tt/2ayRUdW
Historical. Great old rare maps. http://ift.tt/2ayRNiu
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