Britain's first A to Z: The amazing 14th-century map of Britain Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
It is the oldest surviving map of Britain, dating from around 1360.
The cartographer must have been feeling cocky.
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Posted: 11 months ago by Pocksucket:
« AutumnLotus :
The cartographer must have been feeling cocky. There is something about it. But that bend in it... His grip must have been too tight.
On his quill. The grip on his quill, I mean.
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Posted: 11 months ago by fugazi:
From the article---
"In its correct position it looks rather like an old mildewed boot with Wales as the heel, Scotland as the toe and East Anglia sticking up into the air."
Right....that's what I thought, too...a boot...you know, like Italy...
This room smells like elephant.
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Posted: 11 months ago by nduanetesh:
So...am I the only one who thinks it looks like a penis, then?
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Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus:
« nduanetesh : So...am I the only one who thinks it looks like a penis, then? No, penis was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the map.
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Posted: 11 months ago by nduanetesh:
« AutumnLotus : No, penis was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the map. But, you see I was making a joke because everybody else was just sort of hinting...
Oh, nevermind.
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