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divisa in tre lobi da due profonde intaccature

English translation: divided into three lobes by two deep indentations

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Italian term or phrase:divisa in tre lobi da due profonde intaccature
English translation:divided into three lobes by two deep indentations
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

17:23 Mar 18, 2019
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / In A Book On The History Of Geographical Explorations/Discoveries
Italian term or phrase: divisa in tre lobi da due profonde intaccature
Contesto (description of map that Yale scholars believe was drawn during the early 15th century):

La carta, giunta nelle mani degli studiosi di Yale attraverso le solite vie tortuose del mercato antiquario, rappresentava il mondo conosciuto nella prima metà del Quattrocento così come appare disegnata in alcuni celebri planisferi di quel tempo. Diversamente da questi però la rappresentazione non è inserita in un cornice circolare, ma si stende su uno spazio rettangolare formato de due fogli di pergamena uniti al centro. Questa caraatteristica avrebbe subito dovuto mettere in guardia i suoi scopritori, dato che nel caso delle carte sciolte anteriori all'età delle grandi scoperte, quando anche era necessario utilizzare più fogli di pergamena, si faceva in modo che la parte centrale del disegno fosse sempre contenuta in un unico foglio. Invece essi si concentrarono su un alto particolare e precisamente il fatto che nell'angolo di nord-ovest della carta sono presenti tre elementi del tutto estranei alla cartograpfia dell'epoca in cui si presumeva che fosse stata realizzata, vale a dire due isole reali—Islanda e Groenlandia—prodigiosamente simili a quelle di una carta moderna, e una Vinlandia Insula, più grande delle precedenti, divisa in tre lobi da due profonde intaccature.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 19:56
divided into three lobes by two deep indentations
Explanation:
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Daniela Cannarella
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Local time: 01:56
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3a three-lobed island cut [almost] through by two deep inlets
Barbara Carrara
4divided in three sections by two deep slits
Maria Burnett
2 +1divided into three lobes by two deep indentations
Daniela Cannarella


  

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divided into three lobes by two deep indentations


Explanation:
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Daniela Cannarella
Italy
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  philgoddard
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  -> thank you Phil!
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divided in three sections by two deep slits


Explanation:
it seems to make sense, given we are talking about paper

Maria Burnett
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a three-lobed island cut [almost] through by two deep inlets


Explanation:
As found online, in a document published by the Ohio State University titled The Vinland Map -- Some "Finer Points" of the Debate by J. Huston McCulloch, March 2005, with updates Sept. 2008

'On the Vinland Map, "Vinilanda" is represented as a three-lobed island cut almost through by by (sic) deep inlets. It is generally assumed that these lobes represent "Helluland", a barren land of flat stones believed to have been Baffin Island, "Markland," a forested land identified with Labrador, and "Vinland," a land with grapes believed to have been Newfoundland. (Perkins 1974).'
( https://tinyurl.com/y2anc3vx )

For a visual reference, please check the Wikipedia page, with the Vinlanda Insula top left of the map.
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland_map )

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I feel that Daniela's answer is perfectly adequate, and we already know that it's an island, but you deserve some credit for actually looking up the map.
12 mins
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agree  writeaway
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, w.!
agree  toasty: I was going to suggest bays, inlets works just as well if not better!
13 hrs
  -> Thank you kindly, toasty.
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