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Arcane Cartographic Enigmas Unearthed
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- 1. Animal-shaped embellishments camouflaging cartographic secrets
- 3. Measurement of elevations hidden beneath contour lines
- 5. Process that shrinks continents—mathematical magic of mapmakers
- 7. Ambiguous domain often mislabeled in cryptic maritime maps
- 11. Horizontal marker: less obscure than its elongated antipode
Down
- 2. Detailed regional depiction, essential for cryptic local riddles
- 4. Shadowed outline, hinting shape on ancient coastal charts
- 6. Ornate frame guarding ancient map inscriptions like Egyptian royalty
- 8. Compass course curved on globe, straight on portolan’s face
- 9. Spherical projections contorting landmasses into cryptic shapes
- 10. Invisible line slicing earth, prime suspect in longitudinal riddles
- 12. Medieval mariner’s chart, ironically not a portolan’s port
- 13. Luxury material incases antique charts—animal skins in disguise
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