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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
According to [/i]Letters[/i] no 294 p. 376, Hobbiton and Rivendell are approximately at the same latitude as Oxford (51-52°N), Minas Tirith at the latitude of Florence (43.7°N) and Pelargir and the mouths of Anduin around the latitude of ancien Troy (39.9°N).
According to ''Letters'' no 294 p. 376, Hobbiton and Rivendell are approximately at the same latitude as Oxford (51-52°N), Minas Tirith at the latitude of Florence (43.7°N) and Pelargir and the mouths of Anduin around the latitude of ancien Troy (39.9°N).


According to the annotations provided by J.R.R. Tolkien to Pauline Baynes ([i]The Guardian[/i], 23 octobre 2015), Hobbiton is again approximately at the same latitude as Oxford, and Minas Tirith is about the latitude of Ravenna (44.4°N). The bottom of  
According to the annotations provided by J.R.R. Tolkien to Pauline Baynes (''The Guardian'', 23 octobre 2015), Hobbiton is again approximately at the same latitude as Oxford, and Minas Tirith is about the latitude of Ravenna (44.4°N). The bottom of  
is about the latitude of Jerusalem, and Umbar about that of Cyprus. Minas Tirith, being approximately 900 miles east of
is about the latitude of Jerusalem, and Umbar about that of Cyprus. Minas Tirith, being approximately 900 miles east of
Hobbiton, is located near Belgrade (20.4°E).
Hobbiton, is located near Belgrade (20.4°E).
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These pieces of information might be problematic (geodesic distances do not correspond), unless deformation due to the map projection are assumed.
These pieces of information might be problematic (geodesic distances do not correspond), unless deformation due to the map projection are assumed.


The reconstructed map below assumes a Lambert conformal conical projection for Europe (standard parallels 40°N and 56°N, central meridian 12.5°E). Middle-earth is then scaled so that to have Hobbiton at 51°N and Minas Tirith at 44°N,20.4°E. The projection "errors" are represented as dashed [i]horizontal[/i] lines ignoring the Earth's curvature.
The reconstructed map below assumes a Lambert conformal conical projection for Europe (standard parallels 40°N and 56°N, central meridian 12.5°E). Middle-earth is then scaled so that to have Hobbiton at 51°N and Minas Tirith at 44°N,20.4°E. The projection "errors" are represented as dashed ''horizontal'' lines (ignoring the Earth's curvature).


== Licensing ==
== Licensing ==

Revision as of 23:38, 3 November 2015

Summary

According to Letters no 294 p. 376, Hobbiton and Rivendell are approximately at the same latitude as Oxford (51-52°N), Minas Tirith at the latitude of Florence (43.7°N) and Pelargir and the mouths of Anduin around the latitude of ancien Troy (39.9°N).

According to the annotations provided by J.R.R. Tolkien to Pauline Baynes (The Guardian, 23 octobre 2015), Hobbiton is again approximately at the same latitude as Oxford, and Minas Tirith is about the latitude of Ravenna (44.4°N). The bottom of is about the latitude of Jerusalem, and Umbar about that of Cyprus. Minas Tirith, being approximately 900 miles east of Hobbiton, is located near Belgrade (20.4°E).

These pieces of information might be problematic (geodesic distances do not correspond), unless deformation due to the map projection are assumed.

The reconstructed map below assumes a Lambert conformal conical projection for Europe (standard parallels 40°N and 56°N, central meridian 12.5°E). Middle-earth is then scaled so that to have Hobbiton at 51°N and Minas Tirith at 44°N,20.4°E. The projection "errors" are represented as dashed horizontal lines (ignoring the Earth's curvature).

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It is believed that the use of this map which relates to J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium,

qualifies as fair use under copyright law in the United States of America.

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23:35, 3 November 2015Thumbnail for version as of 23:35, 3 November 20151,070 × 587 (351 KB)Drakon (talk | contribs)According to [/i]Letters[/i] no 294 p. 376, Hobbiton and Rivendell are approximately at the same latitude as Oxford (51-52°N), Minas Tirith at the latitude of Florence (43.7°N) and Pelargir and the mouths of Anduin around the latitude of ancien Troy (39

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