Tartaria: formerly known as Scythia

Tartaria once (olim, lat) Scythia
The Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster from 1544 is the earliest German description of the world. It had numerous editions in different languages including Latin, French (translated by François de Belleforest), Italian, English, and even Czech. The last German edition was published in 1628, long after his death. The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular books of the 16th century. It passed through 24 editions in 100 years. This success was due to the fascinating woodcuts (some by Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, and David Kandel). It was most important in reviving geography in 16th century Europe.

Interesting location was assigned to Hyperborea: the Volga river bend - contemporary Russia

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Source

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1824 Source
Interesting name for a place corresponding with the location of the above Hyperborea - Shumerlya

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Map original source: Old map by MUNSTER - [Tartaria].
 
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dreamtime "ah, I got it now:

"much quarreling among the nobles/ so that they strangle each other/ particularly the brothers. The country is bleakly rough/ and full of cane and cane stalk / which bring spice / called Calamus Aromaticus. The poor peasant people are hard-pressed in it/ and often attacked/ led away with their wives and children, and sold. The nobles are allowed to do fine merchandising/ only they may sell their robbery/ say: Gold belongs to the nobility.

now it should be mostly correct"
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much quarreling among the nobles/ so that they strangle each other/ particularly the brothers. The country is bleakly rough/ and full of cane and cane stalk / which bring spice / called Calamus Aromaticus. The poor peasant people are hard-pressed in it/ and often attacked/ led away with their wives and children, and sold. The nobles are allowed to do fine merchandising/ only they may sell their robbery/ say: Gold belongs to the nobility.

now it should be mostly correct"

the last message on this subject from dreamtime.
 
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