Ivan Kirilov

A task for y’all. Try and find… Imperii Russici tabula generalis quo ad fieri potuit accuratiessime descripta opera e studio Inoannis Kyrillow. Supremi Senatus Imperii Russici Primi Secretarii Petropoli. Anno MDCCXXXIV. St. Petersburg, 1734. Or…undoctored/unedited information about — Ivan Kirilov, Compiler of the First Russian Atlas, 1689–1737 And his REAL map! P.S. Why does the map above have LATIN names? […]

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The One with the Long Name aka al-Idrisi

al-Idrisi’s work is not trusted by the mainstream.   “Moreover, “that place in the work of Idrisi, which says about three RUSSIAN CITIES, Novoseltsev called“ the most confused ”and recommended“ to be wary of the version of al-Idrisi ”>> [753], p.178 What’s the matter? Why do modern historians prefer to keep silent about the work of Idrisi? Or […]

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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti

I have a problem (!) Whenever I read something historical that either ridicules, vilifies or downright insults something/someone…it makes me think WHY? Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti and his 1154 map have provoked all the above in mainstream historians. I’m thinking I have an inkling :o)

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Trade Route Madness

A thousand years ago…..or maybe it was earlier this year (!) I discussed Veliky Novgorod versus Yaroslavl. Somehow, at sometime, the original Novgorod (Yaroslavl – HQ of the Great Empire) was shifted on the map to the modern Novgorod. Looking into the trade routes etc of the Empire, it struck me as strange that modern […]

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Pesky 17th Century Maps!

The map above is by Nikolay Piskator the Elder 1618-1689. No – I’ve never heard of him either. The map is interesting because it shows the location of New Rome, Roma Nova. And not where it should be. Oooooh. Take a look…                 Aha! Busted :o)  

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