Why the rosettes image may not be a map at all

[MarcoP]

My next supposition is that the "Rosette with the castle" doesn't represent the Earth or another planet, I think, it shows the process of division of the Cosmic waters, so, one part (to the left) appears on the Earth (with a castle) and the second - above the firmament (to the right), the "midst" (sky with stars, sun and moon) is between them (center).

This neglects the T-O map. The fact that the T-O map is connected with the "Rosette w/castle" suggests that this Rosette represents either  Europe (the part of the T-O it is connected with) or Earth on the whole.

T-O maps are tantalizing (I include the one at the center of f68v3). As far as I know, the documented candidates for the labels are not many, but I have seen no reasonable set of matches yet. One possibly relevant thing for the Rosettes globe, is that in T-O maps both the T and the O represent water: the Earth is surrounded by a circular Ocean. So the link could also be related to something "watery" like tides, for instance.... I know this is far fetched.




Another possibility is that the T-O map does not represent "planet Earth" but Earth as one of the four elements. This hypothesis is maybe slightly less weak if one considers the circle at the bottom left of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and the possible "water" You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. at the bottom left of the Rosettes page.