16th Century Map of Sumatra

Salvor . Now you can see that maps out of that era are completely worthless  . The map is just a guess  and has nothing to do with reality .  Besides the map is upside down from the modern way of mapmaking . South is drawn North . This was done quite often in that time . As long as you take it in consideration there is nothing wrong . Exept of course that the map is completely worthless . Thanks for your post .  Cornelius

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Yes Tony , I agree with you . Any old map may have information on it . However they should only be used in research . Unless ofcourse when you can get a hold of some of the  ,, van Keulen ,, maps  . Tese maps are pretty accurate and have a lot of information on them . Even with this information you should do your research to narrow everything down . I don't know if Salvor 6 was aware of the fact that many old maps were drawn with North to the bottom and South to the top  ( look at the Island Banka on the map that Salvor showed ). As you said all it takes is a guy with deep pockets to finance a salvage operation .  Cornelius

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