NASA has published images of the earth from space, noting the “ancient Greeks believed the Earth was round and calculated its circumference with remarkable accuracy” ( here). A little way in from the periphery and at the twenty four hour divisions, are shown the hours of the day in Roman numerals, indicated by the letter, E, and commencing the reckoning of time from Greenwich, London, or on the line F. It contains all the continents and principal islands and rivers of the world, also, all the principal cities of the earth.

Learn more about my exotic map finishes, such as cotton rag, aluminium board, wallpaper and textile. In all, a great rarity of late-19 th century pseudoscience, raising intriguing questions of authorship and intellectual antecedents. At first look Gleason’s map is visually striking but otherwise innocuous: a north-polar azimuthal equidistant projection, enlivened by a bright-red horizon ring, with two rotating “indicator arms” to be used for determining the times at different locations.Only the fourth known example of Alexander Gleason’s 1892 New Standard Map of the World, an important example of the migration of flat Earth thought from England to the United States. The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.

I print with Epson ultrachrome giclée UV fade resistant pigment inks - some of the best inks you can find. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. For present-day believers in the flat earth theory, the fact that this map exists in the holdings of a prestigious and historic public library offers a whiff of conspiracy: why would we have a map that shows a flat earth “as it is”? The face of the map is provided with two detatched[sic] radiating arms from the center to the Circumference of the time dial, the arms are held to­gether by friction, having a pivot socket at the center of the map.Scattered soiling, staining and toning; two long cracks, held in place by linen backing; wear at edges with minor chipping and fraying to cloth backing.