Author Archives: Katie Tucker

Captain’s Blog: July 2nd, 2022 DATA:Location: Yellow SeaGeolocation: 41°0’N/123°0’EMath: in between the pillars are fine “wheel grid” nod marks. In the translation, the authors point out a “sister” – which in the Catalan Atlas Catholic Sisters are drawn in this region. When lining both of these up together the nods are off the shore ofContinue reading “Folio 43r – Yellow Sea”

Captain’s Blog: July 2nd, 2022 DATA:Location: Cheju Islands, South KoreaGeolocation: 23°0’N/125°0’EOceanography: Science of Typhoons and Mesoscale EddiesOcean Currents/Gyre: East China Sea; Kuroshio Current Taiwan CurrentCatalan Atlas: Text references the Great Wall of China and the edge of the known world drawn in the Catalan Atlas. English Translation:Author’s knowledge, the way gives an exposed observation. TimeContinue reading “Folio 42v – East China Sea”

Captain’s Blog: July 2nd, 2022 DATA:Location: Ryukyu IslandGeolocation: 23°0’N/120°0’EMath: Archimedes’ Principle of the Law of Buoyancy, which is the discharge rate of an orifice directly proportional to the headOcean Currents/Gyre: Taiwan Straight Current and Kuroshio CurrentCatalan Atlas: The crowns of the foreign dignitaries begging for spices in China, which bear the same latitude, have theContinue reading “Folio 42r – Ryukyu Island Taiwan”

Captain’s Blog: July 2nd, 2022 DATA:Location: near VietnamGeolocation: 10°N x 108°EOcean Currents/Gyre: South China Sea Monsoon Currents Catalan Atlas: Catalan Atlas used two naked men as the South China Sea Monsoon currents with an inscription saying “These people are savages; they live on raw fish, they drink sea water and go around naked.” Which the authorContinue reading “Folio 41v – South China Sea near Vietnam”

Captain’s Blog: 6/23/2022 As a recap the folio’s heading into F40r of the MS 408 was Sri Lanka. The Key to the Voynich Manuscript (Yale MS 408) is the Catalan Atlas. The following folio translations are locations drawn in the Catalan Atlas as the authors of MS408 call it “the edge of the boarders ofContinue reading “Folio 40r – South of Bay of Bengal”

Captain’s Blog: 6/23/2022 DATA:Location: Near Andaman Sea, ThailandGeolocation: 5°0’N/90°0’EOcean Currents/Gyre: Southwest Monsoon CurrentEthnobotany: Ruditapes Philippinarum burrowing clams, grow on the Oregon CoastCatalan Atlas: The Riddle of Melusine and geolocation of Melusine in the Catalan Atlas Forensic Anthropology: Melusine-First word translates to “catalytic reaction, swing around”, which are the dark chemical reaction spots on the leftContinue reading “Folio 40v – Andaman Sea Thailand”

Captain’s Blog 6/20/2022 DATA:Location: Sri LankaGeolocation: 5°0’N/80°0’EMath: Sri Lanka Estuaries. Estuaries are coastal bodies of water where ocean salt water tides merge with fresh water from rivers. It results in a brackish water zone ocean inlet fed by fresh water. Ocean Currents/Gyre: Southwest Monsoon CurrentEthnobotany: Myrica Gale; used in Scotland as an insect repellent. English Translation:AngularContinue reading “Folio 39v – Sri Lanka Dome”

Captain’s Blog 6/20/2022 DATA:Location: Sri LankaGeolocation: 5°0’N/80°0’EMath: Archimedean Screw Turbine Ocean Currents/Gyre: Southwest Monsoon Current, Northeast Monsoon CurrentEaster Eggs: meteorological events around Sri Lanka; tropical cyclones bring overcast skies and rains to the southwest, northeast, and eastern parts of the island; monsoon winds come from the northeast, bringing moisture from the Bay of Bengal. English Translation:ReaderContinue reading “Folio 39r – Sri Lanka Monsoon Storms”

Captain’s Blog 6/20/2022 DATA:Location: South IndiaGeolocation: 5°0’N/78°0’EMath: Description of Jacob’s StaffOcean Currents/Gyre: Northeast and Southwest Monsoon DriftEthnobotany: cordyline fruticosa as depicted in the leaves has a lot of folklore. In island cultures the cordyline is associated with blood and warfare over land ownership and signify those who have died in battle. English Translation:The wings timeContinue reading “Folio 38v – South India”

Captain’s Blog 6/20/2022 Recap of previous Folio 37, the map system was above the Maldives in the Arabian Sea. Folio 38-39 and translations is a continuation of the Monsoon Drift gyre heading into Sumatra. Keep in mind that the authors are expressing how they drew the maps and what they represent. Each folio is uniquelyContinue reading “Folio 38r – Lakshadweep Island System”