Re: Map Reading: flu ?

G'day Robert,
thanks, I've only had a short browse prior to writing this,
your argument looks good :)

Unlike the speed at which the universe is expanding, I find the older I get
the more that history seems to shrink, once, I could not contemplate
so far back into time such as to the 14th century, but now it feels
just a moment ago.
I notice with delight on that map, John White's sketch of the Indian Queen,
it was only yesterday I was absolutely lost in imagination, looking through
his portfolio on line, that particular sketch should also show her
8-10 year old daughter, clutching in her hand a puritan-like European Doll!
(trinkets for the natives indeed)
I can also link then, this sketch and its link to William Strachey, (his
account
of the Virginia voyage of 1609) to one William Shakepeare,
whose drama "The Tempest" was drawn from.
(I tried unsuccesfully to read this last year).

Cheers and regards.







"derbyboi" <robertbenoist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I think I have the definitive answer, and I think it proves that I am
right. The original 1612 map was in Latin - see link showing
interactive colour copy describing "Nova Virginiae Tabula" - A new map
of Virginia. All the inscriptions are in Latin. When translated into
English it is likely that only the language in the Cartouches was
altered leaving "Flu" for Flumen. I hope that this is QED.


http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakeba
y/colonial/map/map.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/coloni
al/col009.html&h=216&w=250&sz=12&tbnid=o-gQFCFl8xJiiM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=106&hl=e
n&start=12&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djohn%2Bsmith%2Bmap%2Bchesapeake%2Bbay%2B%26svn
um%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

I KNOW THE LINK IS LONG BUT IT IS WORTH IT!

Robert



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