04-03-2025, 10:29 PM
So, from the perspective of a traveler like Lannoy - out on the Black Sea and sailing to Constantinople. He can barely get the general contours of the shoreline into a recognizable shape. What use is such a map? What information can it provide? And that would be the names and general locations of the major port cities.
Looking at the VMs Black Sea nymphs, one of the obvious standouts is the nymph in the middle of the bottom row holding a ring. Is she a personification of the city of Sinope? Interesting also that these nymphs are named / labelled / accompanied by vords. The apparent or potential combination of bathing nymphs and vords occurs in various places. At the same time, there are also multiple examples of nymphs bathing sans labels. Do other labelled examples show up in your investigations?
Looking at the VMs Black Sea nymphs, one of the obvious standouts is the nymph in the middle of the bottom row holding a ring. Is she a personification of the city of Sinope? Interesting also that these nymphs are named / labelled / accompanied by vords. The apparent or potential combination of bathing nymphs and vords occurs in various places. At the same time, there are also multiple examples of nymphs bathing sans labels. Do other labelled examples show up in your investigations?