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Enigmatic Trails of Antique Cartography
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Lines never meeting, drawn on globes
- 2. To draw or create precisely on parchment
- 3. Extended journey often charted historically
- 4. Line connecting equal ocean depths
- 5. Surname of a famous historical mapmaker
- 6. Old word for seafaring map reader
- 8. Condition limiting visibility at sea on old maps
- 12. To position a map using the sun or stars
- 17. Cardinal point often emphasized on ancient maps
- 19. Explorer whose name graces a famous map area
Down
- 7. Directional tool guiding explorers
- 9. Type of ship charted in early nautical maps
- 10. Meridians marking east-west positions
- 11. Horizontal lines tracing Earth's breadth
- 13. Preliminary drawing for map decoration
- 14. Navigator's written instructions replacing maps
- 15. Map's ratio of distance representation
- 16. Key to symbols on ancient charts
- 18. Fabled stories illustrated on old maps
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