Mapamundi Geocoin

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Owner:
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Released:
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Origin:
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of minimatthman2.

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Current Goal

The Mapamundi Geocoin was inspired by Catalan Atlas of 1375 who first used a compass rose. Design elements show the calendar wheel and the compass rose. The mission of this specific coin is to use its compass rose and travel all 7 continents of the world:

1. Europe  -  Been There!
2. Africa  -
3. North America  - Been There!
4. South America  -
5. Asia  - Been There!
6. Antartica  -
7. Australia  - Been There!

Thanks for your help in fulfilling this mission!

Greetings,
BoBoTai

About This Item

Mapamunid Geocoin

History
Cresques Abraham of the cartographic school on Majorca drew the atlas catalan, a world atlas. It was drawn in 1375 and it was the first time that a map used a compass rose. Completely unfolded the atlas is 65cm high (2 feet) and 3m long (10 feet). It does not only contain maps with miscellaneous figures and motives but also instructions for navigation, calendars and interpreting star constellations. The French national library has an original of this atlas.

Celestial Bodies 
The central motive of the atlas' calendar wheel is the geocentric world of Ptolemy. In the center an astronomer with a quadrant and the four elements earth, water, air and fire (Terra, Aigua, Aær, Foch). Further shown the orbits of the seven known celestial bodies moon, mercury, venus, sun, mars, saturn and jupiter (Luna, Mærcuri, Vænus, Sol, Març, Saturnus, Louis).

The next ring shows for each of the bodies a figure and text about positions and appearance of the bodies.

The follwoing ring shows the 12 signs of the zodiac and a ring with the various moon phases.

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Tracking History (26381.6mi) View Map

Discovered It 1/17/2015 reformer discovered it   Visit Log

Saw it in Safe City - Bug an Coin cache in Sydney.
Discovered It 1/16/2015 HeliKelli discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered in the Americas travel boarding bag.
Discovered It 1/16/2015 Tim + Struppi discovered it   Visit Log

Seen in Sydney

This entry was edited by Tim + Struppi on Wednesday, 04 February 2015 at 12:05:02 UTC.
Discovered It 1/8/2015 World_Traveller discovered it   Visit Log

Seen we in the way back to Europe
Discovered It 1/5/2015 Lahti discovered it   Visit Log

Had a look at it in the Safe City - Bug an Coin cache in Sydney.
Write note 1/4/2015 BoBoTai posted a note for it   Visit Log

Thanks Masso75!
Very nice to see the picture also.
Can hardly believe the coin has gone all the way to Australia.
Dropped Off 1/2/2015 Masso75 placed it in Safe City - Bug and Coin New South Wales, Australia - 97.69 miles  Visit Log

Dropped off at bug hotel Sydney

Retrieve It from a Cache 1/1/2015 Masso75 retrieved it from Mind your step!!! New South Wales, Australia   Visit Log

Time to move on. Lovely coin. We will move it in tomorrow to Sydney where hopefully it will move to another continent.

Write note 12/31/2014 BoBoTai posted a note for it   Visit Log

What a great way to start 2015!
Thank you very much Team Swops!
Happy New Year all.
Dropped Off 12/31/2014 Team Swops placed it in Mind your step!!! New South Wales, Australia - 10,343.42 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in Australia
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