Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Flat-Earth Map by Orlando Ferguson

Flat-Earth Map by Orlando Ferguson[edit]

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The main text reads: MAP OF THE SQUARE AND STATIONARY EARTH. BY PROF. ORLANDO FERGUSON, HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. Four Hundred Passages in the Bible that Condemns the Globe Theory, or the Flying Earth, and None Sustain It. This Map is the Bible Map of the World. Copyright by Orlando Ferguson, 1893.

Reason: High-quality image of an extremely rare map of high historical value. (Two known copies exist, this one given to the Library of Congress, and another one lacking the footnotes in some museum). This image is based on File:Orlando-Ferguson-flat-earth-map.jpg, which Fallschirmjäger restored using various magic tricks. I have no familiarity with the FPC criteria, but the restored version seems to meet them with flying colors.
Articles in which this image appears: Flat Earth, Myth of the Flat Earth, could probably be used in others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Headbomb (uploader), Fallschirmjäger (restoration)

Support as nominator --Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 21:37, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support as seconder - Fallschirmjäger ✉ 06:58, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I did think it needed a little work on placement in the FE article (which I did). Unfortunate that the article text does not mention this fellow and his book. But perhaps putting it prominent makes it like a "flag" for the concept, vice an example from the particulars.TCO (reviews needed) 22:15, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very cool. Kaldari (talk) 23:14, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wonderful. I love the depiction of the round earth to the right, with those poor guys hanging on for dear life: "These men are flying on the globe at the rate of 65,000 miles per hour around the sun, and 1,042 miles per hour around the center of the earth (in their minds). Think of that speed!" - hilarious. Jujutacular ^talk 03:53, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've got to admit that it is pretty fast. It's interesting how he accounts for hotter and colder regions by putting the poles at higher altitudes. So the Earth isn't so much flat as Jello-mold-shaped.--RDBury (talk) 06:07, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support AMAZING! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 15:43, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality and enc. Spencer^T♦C 05:12, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Orlando-Ferguson-flat-earth-map edit.jpg --RunningOnBrains^(talk) 15:26, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]