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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Bought a framed picture from the thrift store and found an old map of Africa hidden inside. (Page 1 of 4)

callmeltc

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Posted: 12/10/2016 1:17:02 PM EST

[Last Edit: 12/10/2016 1:19:07 PM EST by callmeltc]

Que the Pawn Stars memes.

My girlfriend bought this picture because she wanted to reuse the frame. When she was pulling the original picture out, we found a map of "The Aethiopian Ocean" stuck between the picture and the back of the frame. It appears to be very old. Can anyone help identifying it?

Sorry about the lighting in the pictures. The map is extremely dark and it was tough trying to get any of the details.

Riley1980 Never get off the boat. Joined Aug 2013 Posts 6200 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:19:50 PM EST DAY 1

Jman78 Make America Great Again Joined May 2011 Posts 14516 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:20:20 PM EST Can't provide any info, but this is a very cool find. Look for any type of identifying ,arks on the map and search google and also check Ebay for maps of Africa, see what you can find.

scott_hunts Joined Jun 2016 Posts 473 EE Offline WA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:21:40 PM EST So in on this thread

mad_mardigan Member Joined Nov 2008 Posts 5068 EE Offline IN, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:21:45 PM EST Cool

hardcorps1775 Engorged Member Joined Jan 2001 Posts 23901 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:22:09 PM EST You gotta be kidding me! That is SO cool!
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dskeet Member Joined Sep 2002 Posts 20126 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:22:26 PM EST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SjMxvk8Ayc

Jacketch Resident Techno-Pastoralist© Joined Mar 2003 Posts 11495 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:22:38 PM EST It is plainly the dark continent.
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TX_M1 Joined Sep 2012 Posts 2823 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:23:03 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By Jman78: Can't provide any info, but this is a very cool find. Look for any type of identifying ,arks on the map and search google and also check Ebay for maps of Africa, see what you can find. View Quote Arks, like Ark of the covenant? I will give you $5 for it.

kaneroy Member Joined Nov 2008 Posts 8088 EE Offline SC, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:23:04 PM EST Very cool. I love old maps like that
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TrainSafe Member Joined Jul 2012 Posts 2614 EE Offline WI, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:23:33 PM EST Tag for outcome
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slimslade Member Joined Apr 2004 Posts 6109 EE Offline OH, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:24:24 PM EST

sd0324 Member Joined Dec 2004 Posts 9243 EE Offline IA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:24:39 PM EST Fucking cool. Time for an adventure to the Dark Continent. It is clearly a sign.
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McGuy Member Joined Dec 2014 Posts 2563 EE Offline OR, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:25:07 PM EST Does it say "Heare Be Monsteres" on the margins?

Liquidmetal Member Joined Jun 2007 Posts 12471 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:25:40 PM EST Very cool find.
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DudeRN Murse Joined Aug 2010 Posts 1377 EE Offline NH, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:26:28 PM EST looks like a map made by John Speed in 1626. The question would be whether it is an original or reproduction. Arader Galleries John Speed map 1626
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MMcfpd Member Joined Dec 2006 Posts 9827 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:26:43 PM EST [Last Edit: 12/10/2016 1:27:08 PM EST by MMcfpd] Wikipedia says Aethiopian Ocean was an archaic name for the southern Atlantic, used until ~the turn of the 19th century (1800?).

tveddy Not all who wander are lost Joined May 2011 Posts 3753 EE Offline MO, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:26:50 PM EST Look for some kind of a signature on the map.

luv_the_huskers Proud Harley owner in the Church of JMB Joined Feb 2007 Posts 7588 EE Offline SD, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:26:53 PM EST Third map down is yours.
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carguym14 "old school" Joined Mar 2004 Posts 18231 EE Offline IA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:06 PM EST Same map and some info here- http://www.geocurrents.info/historical-geography/the-migration-of-place-names-africa-libya-ethiopia-eritrea-and-sudan
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Fig Member Joined Apr 2008 Posts 8122 EE Offline GA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:07 PM EST Looks like a repro.

mountainsurvivor Team Member Joined Mar 2001 Posts 3800 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:14 PM EST So in on this one
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bolos Member Joined Oct 2007 Posts 90 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:16 PM EST Seems to be showing a source for the Nile so I would think post 1860's.

Bravo_Six Joined Jul 2007 Posts 880 EE Offline PA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:48 PM EST Definitely a treasure map. Get a plane ticket ASAP.

PR361 Member Joined Feb 2009 Posts 12083 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:52 PM EST Is there an X with a dotted line leading to it?
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Jman78 Make America Great Again Joined May 2011 Posts 14519 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:27:52 PM EST [Last Edit: 12/10/2016 1:30:17 PM EST by Jman78] Quote History Originally Posted By TX_M1: Arks, like Ark of the covenant? I will give you $5 for it. View Quote Sell it to him. For 5 bucks you are coming out well a head....

Demosthenes99 Joined Mar 2010 Posts 5875 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:28:04 PM EST Is there treasure marked anywhere?

xxprince F'in 11th Joined Jun 2009 Posts 7218 EE Offline MS, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:28:17 PM EST Neat
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Geiseric Member at Large Joined Apr 2010 Posts 4896 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:29:31 PM EST I am a map expert. That map dates from the era of Vasco De Gama.
	KEK

69cutlass Member Joined Apr 2007 Posts 6739 EE Offline NC, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:29:35 PM EST Neat

TheNamelessOne Douchebag First Class. Joined Jun 2007 Posts 14480 EE Offline AR, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:29:54 PM EST a repo likely from the late 80's when return to Africa was hot.

Geiseric Member at Large Joined Apr 2010 Posts 4897 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:30:08 PM EST This thread is going the way of Goonies.
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SPECTRE Say When...... Joined May 2001 Posts 23504 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:30:15 PM EST Look for booby trap !!
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JVD Deplorable and Proud Joined Nov 2008 Posts 16700 EE Offline WI, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:30:49 PM EST Cool as fuck. UV protect it and leave it in the frame.
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fike Rocky Brazil Joined Sep 2004 Posts 10324 EE Offline MO, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:30:50 PM EST [Last Edit: 12/10/2016 1:32:40 PM EST by fike] Originally Posted By DudeRN: looks like a map made by John Speed in 1626. The question would be whether it is an original or reproduction. Arader Galleries John Speed map 1626 View Quote The original(s) were hand colored. Should be some remnants if original.
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Jman78 Make America Great Again Joined May 2011 Posts 14520 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:31:11 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By SPECTRE: Look for booby trap !! View Quote Don't you mean booty traps ?

callmeltc Joined Mar 2007 Posts 94 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:31:20 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By DudeRN: looks like a map made by John Speed in 1626. The question would be whether it is an original or reproduction. Arader Galleries John Speed map 1626 View Quote Nice find that does appear to be it. I'm embarrassed to say I didn't notice this small box on the map before.

AeroE I Was Free Born Joined Nov 2000 Posts 64604 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:31:26 PM EST Try finding places such as nations, towns, lakes, and other features that are easy to identify with names that have changed, then track back to learn the date when it changed.
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cwm1150 Long time member. Joined May 2001 Posts 10976 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:32:29 PM EST Dang those pics are huge cant even see half of them on my laptop.
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carguym14 "old school" Joined Mar 2004 Posts 18233 EE Offline IA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:34:09 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By AeroE: Try finding places such as nations, towns, lakes, and other features that are easy to identify with names that have changed, then track back to learn the date when it changed. View Quote “You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.”
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Geiseric Member at Large Joined Apr 2010 Posts 4898 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:34:34 PM EST That map dates back to the time the natives there were living in grass huts and had little of anything.
	KEK

Smashy Caveman with a banjo Joined Jan 2012 Posts 22826 EE Offline OR, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:34:40 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By Demosthenes99: Is there treasure marked anywhere? View Quote
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BeerPimp Bad Chicken Mess U Up! Joined Nov 2005 Posts 4656 EE Offline NE, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:35:20 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By DudeRN: looks like a map made by John Speed in 1626. The question would be whether it is an original or reproduction. Arader Galleries John Speed map 1626 View Quote I would contact someone at that website or this oneand ask them about it.
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DudeRN Murse Joined Aug 2010 Posts 1378 EE Offline NH, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:35:33 PM EST it is hard to tell from the picture, is it in color? if it is, it could be an original. otherwise a repro. I found a couple of nice originals for sale for around $3000 Ruderman antique maps
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Power2thePeople Mayor of Titty City Joined Jun 2008 Posts 5682 EE Offline TN, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:35:54 PM EST Holy cool
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carguym14 "old school" Joined Mar 2004 Posts 18234 EE Offline IA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:36:11 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By Geiseric: That map dates back to the time the natives there were living in grass huts and had little of anything. View Quote Soooooooooooo,yesterday??
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95BLuv Member Joined Aug 2010 Posts 3282 EE Offline DEU	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:36:11 PM EST Pics of the frame.

Geiseric Member at Large Joined Apr 2010 Posts 4899 EE Offline USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:37:04 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By carguym14: Soooooooooooo,yesterday?? View Quote I set that one up. Thanks.
	KEK

Badlatitude Joined Feb 2009 Posts 17811 EE Offline CT, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:37:30 PM EST Very cool!

stinkypol Member Joined Oct 2007 Posts 779 EE Offline MN, USA	Posted: 12/10/2016 1:37:56 PM EST OP, Reach out to a University with a History Department in your area, they should be able to assist you in getting it authenticated or refer you to someone who can authenticate it.
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