Eden. Before the upheaval of Central Asia. Before the subsidence of the Pacific Continent. Before the change in the position of the Polar regions. Before the Deluge, 1914

Containers:

Folder 2

Component identifier:

Item 57

Content Summary:

Maps of Asia and Eastern Europe showing religious points of interest relevant to the Bible Book of Genesis. English edition. Supplement to "The creation and the origin of the Chinese by Tse Tsan Tai. Handwritten notes in red ink. "N.B. This map should be used to study the Bible, Genesis, Chapter I to XI". Writing in red notes that the Chinese title means "Cradle of the Human Race". Note on the top left corner: "Antediluvian North Pole. Latitude 75 longitude 40 [...]" "Change about 1,000 miles". On another copy of same map there is a note: "The four "heads" of the Tarmin River were torn asunder by the great upheaval of Central Asia". In English and Chinese. The three copies with identical annotations, and each annotation includes an illegible signature. 3 copies. On sheet 30 x 32 cm.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Acquired by the National Library of Australia from Henry Otley Beyer's son, William Beyer, c.1972.

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