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Ancient Scripts of Cartographic Lore
A crossword exploring extinct and obscure languages that shaped historical mapmaking traditions.
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  • 1. Symbolic script featuring prominently on Egyptian maps
  • 2. Pre-Columbian language associated with intricate jungle cartography
  • 3. Language of hieroglyphs found on early Nile river maps
  • 4. Earliest writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia maps
  • 6. Short inscription used to mark historical map locations
  • 7. Script used in Bronze Age Crete with lost geographic records
  • 9. Viking language recorded on sea-route maps
  • 11. Semitic language used in ancient Near Eastern cartographic texts
  • 12. Mesoamerican civilization with enigmatic map glyphs
  • 15. Language of ancient European cartographers and manuscripts
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  • 5. Ancient maritime language influencing Mediterranean maps
  • 8. Maritime trading language that influenced Mediterranean mapping
  • 10. Pre-Roman peninsula script seen in early geographic carvings
  • 13. Term derived from Norse culture, linked to ancient map legends
  • 14. A carved or incised symbol often used in ancient cartography
  • 16. Classical language underpinning early Mediterranean charting
  • 17. Script used in Maldivian islands’ navigation and maps
  • 18. Alphabet used by Germanic tribes, appearing on old territorial maps
  • 19. Script connected with mysterious inscriptions on South Asian maps

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