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Hold on...let me write all that down. Wait, I'll get my secretary to dictate.
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I have searched this site and cannot find anything on this old map. Can anyonyone bring me up to speed?
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Looks like it had a number of owners, since it came off the printing press in Antwerp.
Third volume of a three set authored by Fr. Juan (de) Osorio, a Spanish Jesuit (1542-1594), titled Concionum Sanctis a book of sermons, which are for the usual days and the festivities. Fr. Osorio's specialty was moral theology. Note that the first page is in Latin, but the licenses on the next page are in Spanish.
The handwriting on the top translates to: College of the society of Jesus, Neuberg 1623.
And the two phrases, Sum Johannis Eberhardi in S. Eraas s. ( "priest of St. Eraas" (?) in shorthand) and Sum M. Leonardj Braun and the text on the page opposite this one (Sum Johannes Mayer and "L.K.") respectively translate to "my owner is.. (name)" or another way of saying "this book belongs to..." indicating that this book passed from one hand to another on it's journey overseas.
And no accident that this is a three volume set.
This particular book was found by Abe Reid, and several decades later, another was found by John Burbridge, but unfortunately was sold to a collector in New York. Tom Kollenborn has seen and touched this book, but as I understand it, is loathe to comment on it because it goes against everything he preaches and believes in, as far as the history of the Superstitions.
The third book is either as yet, undiscovered, or has been found, but the discovery not publicized.
I suspect that a copy of the C.P. drawing existed in each of those books.
Good info, thanks Mr. deducer. I wonder what Tom Kollenborn saw that was so earth shattering? Tried cursum perficio with a translator and it returned "watermark." Strange...
"Watermark" are the lyrics by Roma Ryan, who also wrote "Cursum Perficio," so probably that's where the confusion is?
Cursum Perficio is also the name of Marilyn Monroe's last home, an interesting place. The best meaning of that phrase is "here ends my journey" or "my journey ends here."
Either way, a fascinating aspect of this mystery.