posted by
is3 at 08:08pm on 26/03/2021
Very important find! Lake Van changed its slope and flooded the town of Arjesh during the Ararat explosion in 1840. It was then that Lake Van and Urmia were to become independent bodies of water.
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Printed in 1783 in Paris, this map by Philippe Buache (1700-1773) is called The Map Introducing the Lives of the Saints. It depicts biblical lands and records the names of Noah's descendants who settled in them.
The earthly paradise of Eden is depicted in Armenia, where Mount Ararat with Noah's Ark on its summit is also marked. Lakes Van and Urmia are represented by a connected strait.
Это не единственная старинная карта, где озера Ван и Урмия (ранее называвшееся Шахским) изображены одним водоемом, другая карта, которая "впервые была напечатана в книге графа Марсили "Военное положение Османской империи", изданной в Амстердаме в 1732 году":
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