Mystery Object, the Original

wall hanger

 

Three more clues. With the clues you already have a bit of Googling might get the answer.

1695

Ptolemy

Rhenum

(And if you're all getting fed up with this one just say so and I'll show you what it is)

 

No!!!I 've only just seen it :D

 

windmill

statue

 

sundial?

 

Ok Nick I'll hold off a bit, but you've got it easy now with all the later clues :D

 

A scroll?

 

a map? (dredging my distant memory of school for Ptolemy!! Knew I should have paid more attention instead of smoking in the bike sheds!)

 

A statue.... of Atlas???

 

one of them stone pictures in relief like you see in Cathedrals???
(grasping at straws now :rolleyes: )

 

I thought that marge, its got to be a scroll

 

old beer jug made from pigs belly :D

 

:D :D

 

Windy's got it!!!!
Well done Windy. I would have accepted "book" and Fancy was getting close to it with her guess about rough wallpaper.

Marge you were pretty close with "scroll".

It's Mercator's Atlas after Ptolemy. Published in 1695 by Halman in Utrect.



[ 31. August 2006, 08:03 PM: Message edited by: Dave W ]

 

next one please