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There is an article published on Dec. 18, 2017 regarding an ancient map. It was created by Italian cartographer Urbano Monte in 1587 with Buddhism's Mt. Sumeru (aka Mount Meru) in the center of a circular (not globular) world or loka. Here is the link to the article: ancientpages.com/2017/12/1.... The article links to a site with high-resolution images of the map at davidrumsey.com/blog/2017... Here is a side-by-side comparison with the Gleason's AE Map at my TestingTheGlobe.com website. Download them with the links below, but be aware that they are HUGE files:
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