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Cosmographia[edit]

It seems some recent editors have destroyed the external link section linking to Cosmographia (Sebastian Münster).

So, I have uploaded the images individually to Commons in an effort to preserve the linkage:

Avindratalk 02:26, 26 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Aavindraa: I included the second one in the article. --Error (talk) 10:49, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ethiopian focus after looking at the Americas?[edit]

Under Ethiopia, the article says, "After looking for Prester John in the Americas" while citing a German source that I can't begin to fathom right now. Then, the paragraph concludes with, "Evidence has suggested that locating Prester John's kingdom in Ethiopia entered the collective consciousness around 1250." Is the article suggesting that people were considering Prester John's existence in America prior to the European awareness of America? Or am I reading this wrong? danindenver (talk) 18:29, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like that was added by Nsae Comp (talk · contribs) last year in this edit. I can only see a snippet view on Google, but it seems to say that explorers of the Americas in the 16th century may have been looking for Prester John there. Whether that's true or not, it's certainly a bizarre statement to add to the middle of a paragraph about the 13th century. I think we can probably just remove it, unless Nsae Comp can give us more specific information (a page number in the book, for example). Adam Bishop (talk) 19:01, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pinging me instead of just taking it out. Well I must admit that I am a bit at a loss my self about my edit here, i cant remember it. I also cant answer your question because I do not have the book anymore, since I had it from the university library. What I do remember is that it was talking about how early portuguese explorers looked for Prester John. But since that is being discussed further down I dont know which detail I was refering to. I never the less have notes which state page seven of the book as the part that I might have wanted to reference here, about Columbus also looking for Prester John, but I cant double check that now.

So while I would like to add the reference more explicitly about Columbus, I cant though be sure if that is what Baum is talking about, might as well be just the portuguese. So I have to excuse my self for a very sloppy edit. Ill take it out and might add a better reference if I find the source about Columbus looking for John. Thanks again and happy editing! Nsae Comp (talk) 23:25, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for a great response! I'm still a newbie in this palaver, and I try to tread politely if I can.

Am I supposed to delete this section, now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danindenver (talk • contribs) 02:48, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]