The Cartographic Battle for Ethiopia (1690, Coronelli, Abyssinia)
Автор: Eye Of History
Загружено: 2026-01-30
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It's the ultimate in cartographic achievement - to be both radically novel and entirely correct. Our map was so novel that at least one rival cartographer took to gaslighting the public in print. It was about 1700, and the interior of Africa was still a complete cipher to Europeans. Maps of Africa were jumbles of legends and rumors - worthless, in fact, except for the coastlines. But a new map burst onto Europe, presenting a new and (as we determine in this video) correct view of the inscrutable continent.
Here we show exactly how the old maps evolved - their origin in ancient texts and how mistakes kept piling up within them. We also show how the new map came to fruition - it's origins and refinement over three generations - and how it was received by the world.
The Map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xlg5...
00:00 Introduction: The queer text on the map of Africa.
01:42 Context: Examining Homann's map; it's roots in ancient Ptolemaic knowledge.
09:23 The Map: Hiob Ludolf, Abba Gorgoryos, Balthazar Tellez, and Vincenzo Coronelli.
18:29 Appraisal: We evaluate the quality of the two maps.
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