Petition updateThe British Museum: Stop the Misrepresentation of Armenian Heritage as "Ancient Turkey"1627 votes and counting!

Gagik AvagyanToronto, Canada
23 Feb 2013
Dear friends I would like to bring to your attention to the link below!
I don't see on the old map, of 1581, name of Ottoman empire (predecessor of Turkey), the Europeans knew about " Anatolia" or "Turkey"? How do you decide dear BM to name this Room as "Ancient Turkey".
Cultural Association of Ancient Cartography (Facebook Group)
Heinrich Bunting, Hanover 1545-1606
Planisphere clover-shaped
Woodcut, Magdeburg 1581
At the center of Jerusalem surrounded by Europe, Asia and Africa.
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