Blaeu's ,map of PRVSSIA :
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When you enlarge this map , you will be able to read Culm (Culmigeria) and Thorn on bottom left of map at Vistula river.
South of Prussia and Thorn is Masovia.
The map is from ucla ca, do not know if we can keep it on ?
I also have map from circa 1540 by Sebastian Muenster, but not on internet.
(trying again)
ok -- we need to figure this one out -- was it in Poland or Prussia when Copernicus was born?
The map means nothing unless it is contemporaneous with Copernicus' birth...
If you will write down your email her, I will email a map from 1547 by Sebastian Muenster
from book :"Ostpreussen damals und heute D. Weldt
ISBN 3-7921-0192-0 (
amazon.com,
search)"
It shows Preussen and Thorn
H. Jonat
I don't need to see the map -- as I said before, you need to understand and use your sources critically. A map done in 1547 may not show what was true when Copernicus was born -- and we all agree he was born in what was at the time Poland, I think. Also, you have to look at who the mapmaker was, who commissioned the map, and if there was a particular agenda that they were supporting. This is often true in sources from before the late 19th century, at least. I am not saying your sources are invalid just because they are old -- only that they must be used with full understanding. That is not evident in this case.
JHK
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