ESKIMO’S MAP OF DRIFTWOOD (Sep, 1933)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1933
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1933
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This is awesome.
ESKIMO’S MAP OF DRIFTWOOD
An Eskimo, who had never before seen a map, has just provided the Library of Congress with the first accurate chart of the islands of Dis-ko Bay, Greenland. After a careful survey by sledge and kayak, he whittled relief models of the islands from driftwood and painted them in colors to show lakes, marshes, and vegetation. Sewed to sealskin, they form the map illustrated at left.
Map of Disko Bay:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/greenland/maps.htm
The Eskimo’s map seems to be the islands along the southern edge of the bay.
Comment by Stannous — January 17, 2007 @ 2:32 am
Photoshopped, you can tell by shadows and pixels.
Comment by Some Guy — October 6, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
@2: Idiot. You can tell by claiming Photoshop in a 1933 photograph! Good job, Lt Columbo! Once again you caught Charlie red handed!
Looks like this web page is in on the conspiracy as well http://inventors.about.com/od/.....el-Map.htm
I know, I know, Sherlock….Elementary to you, but I’m impressed!
By the way Professor Plum, here is a 1944 article on the map (PDF page 10, document page 80)
http://www.sla.org/speciallibr.....3V35N3.PDF
It’s over 2MB
Maybe, they’re in on it too.
Comment by Firebrand38 — October 6, 2009 @ 4:09 pm
Looks like Google Books is in on it too! http://books.google.com/books?.....38;f=false
We’re through the Looking Glass here, people!
Comment by Firebrand38 — October 6, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
Firebrand38, as someone who has done restorations on a few scans of old halftoned photos, I can verify that it takes mad Photoshop skills to touch them up without messing up the existing halftone screen. Charlie is obviously a consumate professional, since the photo in question has an unbroken screen, and I tip my hat to him…
Comment by Randy — October 6, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
Randy: Actually if you follow the links that I provided you’ll see the identical photo at Google Books and they aren’t known for their use of Photoshop. Anyway, saying that something is Photoshopped implies that it’s a fake and I was disproving that Charlie makes this stuff up.
Comment by Firebrand38 — October 6, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
Firebrand38, sorry, I thought my sarcasm was obvious. Is there a “sarcasm” emoticon I can use in the future?
Comment by Randy — October 7, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
Randy: Re-read some of the “contributions” on this blog and then be real careful about invoking the word “obvious”.
Comment by Firebrand38 — October 7, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
You’ve found me out. Google and I have been working together for years photoshopping history. All to support our liberal socialist agenda. Who do you think faked Obama’s birth certificate?
Comment by Charlie — October 10, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
http://boscotheblog.blogspot.c.....op_07.html
Comment by -DOUG- — October 11, 2009 @ 2:55 am
http://i54.servimg.com/u/f54/1.....oppe10.jpg
Comment by Randy — October 11, 2009 @ 4:23 am
Definitely shopped!
Comment by Billy — November 2, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Billy: Definitely an idiot!
Comment by Firebrand38 — November 2, 2009 @ 11:22 am