10 Centuries Old Flat Earth Map
He claims the above map called the authagraph world map achieves this task.
10 centuries old flat earth map. Portolan maps were used to great success in the 15th 16th centuries for their notable accuracy. Flat earth theories are ridiculed because of frustration not fear. Even the most cursory historical survey shows that the. The map contains several references to biblical passages as well as various jabs at the globe theory.
Map of the flat earth theory. Daniel esparza jul 07 2016 ancient hebrew cosmology is full of subtleties that often go unnoticed. Since ptolemy knowledge of the. In fact there never has been anything called the flat earth theory.
So accurate were these maps that many were held to be state secrets. As taught in the schools of zion il this map represents the official view of mayor wilbur glenn voliva. Very similar to many other flat earth maps this one is notable in part due to its inclusion of the sun above. It only proves that their ancient knowledge of world geography was incomplete.
The flat earth model is an archaic conception of earth s shape as a plane or disk. A map of the universe according to the old testament. Created in 1983 by orlando fergunson this flat earth map shows a. The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries bce still based on the flat earth paradigm.
Flat earth map drawn by orlando ferguson in 1893. Japanese architect hajime narukawa claims to have tackled a centuries old problem how to draw an oblate spheroid earth on a flat plane. We quickly review some maps from the 14th and 15th centuries which show similar landmasses at the north pole that were deleted from later maps. The projection first created in 1999 frames the world s physical components in a 2d rectangle attempting to represent their relative sizes as accurately as.
When the earth was flat. It really is quite easy for the average person to figure this out in their own back yard. Many ancient cultures subscribed to a flat earth cosmography including greece until the classical period the bronze age and iron age civilizations of the near east until the hellenistic period india until the gupta period early centuries ad and china. If you take a plane up to 40 000 ft there.
For those less than average they are left questioning this and many other fundemental aspects of reality. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. Old maps are less accurate than new ones. But what exactly is a flat earth theory.
Chocolatefather adobe edge of the world. A map drawn in south dakota in 1893 depicts the earth as flat or rather an inverse toroid displaying a strange mix of science and religion. This is the cradle of humanity the garden of eden.