Iranian 1600's
Conversation
Replying to
Oldest map of the New World, ca.1504 AD, engraved on a 500 year-old ostrich egg
Replying to
I love maps. Have you read Mapping the Next Millennium? pulsearch.princeton.edu/catalog/703470
Ostrich eggs are not round! This looks like 2 halves of eggs glued together.
1
2
you're right. I thought maybe the egg collapsed a bit after 500 years!
1
Show additional replies, including those that may contain offensive content
Show


