Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

It might also be something completely different from animal hide or spindles, as suggested by other researchers, ideas like purses, bags, medical paraphernalia, etc., are just as valid as yours.

I've presented evidence for the animal hide, all drawn from nearby pages in the VMS, to be evaluated by anyone or everyone on its own merits. The evidence I saw for a purse did not convince me.

There's also no proof that these are Louisiana swamps. Even if it's a swamp, there are swamps everywhere.

Yes, you're right. Those swamps could have been located anywhere around the Gulf of Mexico or nearby where spotted jaguars roamed.