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theweaselking: The Atlas of True Names is "a series of maps that reveal the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today's maps of the World, Europe, the British Isles and the United States.
"For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated, the Atlas gives you "The Tawny One", derived from Arab. es-sahra “the fawn coloured desert”."
theweaselking: The Atlas of True Names is "a series of maps that reveal the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today's maps of the World, Europe, the British Isles and the United States."For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated, the Atlas gives you "The Tawny One", derived from Arab. es-sahra “the fawn coloured desert”."
