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July 11, 2015

An old egg and a New World

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This 'globe' is actually an engraved ostrich egg dating back to 1504-1506.
It's likely that Columbus was alive when it was created and it labels his
North American discovery as Mundus Novus.

Looks pretty good for being 500+ years old.
Not your every day flea market find, is it?

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