# Tartarian Maps Investigation — Forbidden Maps, Disclosure, and Downloads

> **TL;DR:** Investigation into old maps of Tartary, Russian "disclosure" of forbidden maps, and systematic download of Tartarian map assets and related articles.
**Status:** Active  
**Related:** [MFEE investigation](mfee-investigation.md) | [Chronologia index](../chronology/index-chronologia.md)

## Overview

Investigation into old maps of Tartary, Russian "disclosure" of forbidden maps, and systematic download of Tartarian map assets and related articles.

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## 1. Putin–Shaimiev Map Handover (19 January 2017)

**Event:** President Vladimir Putin met Mintimer Shaimiev (first president of Tatarstan) on the eve of Shaimiev's 80th birthday and presented a **17th-century map of Tartary** by Dutch cartographer **Willem Blaeu**.

**Recipient:** Regional Foundation for the Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments (Tatarstan).

**Sources:**
- [Kremlin: Meeting with Mintimer Shaimiyev](http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53750)
- [Realnoe Vremya: Tartary's map of Putin](https://realnoevremya.com/articles/1155-putin-presented-shaimiev-the-tartary-map---realnoe-vremya)
- [Geographicus: Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium (Blaeu)](https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Tartaria-blaeu-1645)
- [Swaen: Tartaria sive Magni Chami imperium](https://www.swaen.com/listing/tartaria-sive-magni-chami-imperium/14335)

**Map details:**
- Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638); map c. 1645
- Depicts NE Eurasia from Volga/Caspian to Pacific
- Shows Siberia, Central Asia, Far East under "great khan"
- French text on reverse: borders of Tartary, genealogy of khans, Great Tartary, Desert Tartary, Turkestan, Chinese Empire

**Significance:** Framed as heritage preservation; interpreted by some as symbolic "disclosure" of suppressed Tartarian history.

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## 2. Articles & References — "Forbidden Maps" Disclosure by Russia

### To collect / wget

| Source | Topic |
|--------|-------|
| Realnoe Vremya | Putin–Shaimiev Blaeu map handover |
| The Serapeum | "Putin declassified the Tartaria archives" (conspiratorial framing) |
| Geographicus, Swaen, Barry Lawrence Ruderman | High-res Blaeu Tartaria map |
| David Rumsey Map Collection | Tartary, Muscovite Tartary, old Russian maps |
| Library of Congress | Tartary maps |
| BNF / Gallica | French map archives |

### Search terms

- "forbidden maps" Russia
- Tartary map disclosure
- Putin Tartary map
- Russian state archive old maps release
- Kirillov maps destroyed Romanov (Fomenko claim)

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## 3. Maps to Download

### Priority list

0. **Gastaldi 1548** — *Carta Marina Nova tabula* + *Universale Novo* (Asia–America continuity; **India superior**) — **downloaded** → `wget/mudflood/gastaldi/`, site copies `history/mudflood/map_gastaldi_1548_*.jpg`
1. **Blaeu Tartaria** (1645) — *Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium*
2. **Encyclopaedia Britannica 1771** — Europe, Asia, North America, Muscovite Tartary (Fomenko source)
3. **Ortelius** (1590) — Atlas maps of Tartary
4. **Ptolemy / Wytfliet** — Geography supplements (Fomenko old_maps book)
5. **Hondius** — Tartaria maps (paradigm-threat-files references `map_tartaria_hondius.jpg`)

### Download location

**All mudflood/map image downloads go in `wget/mudflood/`**

```
wget/mudflood/
├── gastaldi/      # Gastaldi 1548 Carta Marina + Universale Novo (Rumsey Size3)
├── blaeu/
├── britannica_1771/
├── ortelius/
├── hondius/
├── loc/           (Library of Congress)
├── articles/
└── ...
```

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## 4. paradigm-threat-files Map Analysis

Author's existing analysis (from MFEE article and chronology page):

- Old maps show Tartary as **largest state in the world** (1771 Britannica)
- Tartary maps **don't match modern geography** — different coastlines, missing features (Himalayas, Grand Canyon), California as island
- Correlation between **gold-mine concentrations** and "melted" Tartarian city locations
- **Gastaldi 1548** (Shirley #87–88): Asia and America as **one continent** — pre-MFEE anchor; see [MFEE investigation](mfee-investigation.md)
- paradigm-threat-files holds many map images: `map_1754_tartaria`, `map_tartaria_hondius`, `map_no_grand_canyon_1598`, `map_india_no_himalayans`, `map_gastaldi_1548_carta_marina_nova_tabula`, etc.

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## 5. Fomenko Map Sources (chronologia.org)

- **Old Maps of the Great Russian Empire** — Ptolemy, Wytfliet, Ortelius; XIV–XVI cc. geography "edited in XVII–XVIII cc."
- **chronologia4 Ch.12** — 4N12-EN-2 (Asia), 4N12-EN-3 (North America), 4N12-EN-4 (Pugachev, Tartary division), 4N12-EN-5, 4N12-EN-8 (Novaya Zemlya), 4N14-EN-4 (1670 Great Tartary map), 4N14-EN-17 (Russian map names)
- **Ivan Kirillov** — 17th-c. Russian cartographer; Fomenko claims many maps "destroyed by Romanovs"

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## 6. Next Steps

- [ ] wget Realnoe Vremya article, Kremlin transcript
- [ ] wget or archive Geographicus/Swaen Blaeu Tartaria map image
- [ ] Populate wget/mudflood/ with map downloads
- [ ] Document "forbidden maps" / disclosure narrative — who claims what, primary sources
- [ ] Cross-reference paradigm-threat-files map inventory with Fomenko's cited maps
- [ ] Add comparison notes: Blaeu 1645 vs. modern Siberia/Central Asia

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## References

- [Kremlin: Meeting with Mintimer Shaimiyev](http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53750)
- [Realnoe Vremya: Tartary's map of Putin](https://realnoevremya.com/articles/1155-putin-presented-shaimiev-the-tartary-map---realnoe-vremya)
- [Geographicus: Blaeu Tartaria](https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Tartaria-blaeu-1645)
- [chronologia.org old_maps](https://chronologia.org/en/old_maps/index.html)
- [chronologia.org 14_great_tartary](https://chronologia.org/en/e_books/14_great_tartary.html)
- paradigm-threat-files: `history/maps/`, `history/chronology/tartaria/`

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**Prisca sapientia (epistemic foundation):** This investigation assumes [**prisca sapientia**](/docs/PRISCA_SAPIENTIA.md)—the historical and philosophical belief that the ancients possessed a vast, profound understanding of the universe, nature, and theology that was subsequently lost or degraded. Modern consensus science and institutions are not treated as default truth; evidence tiers below adjudicate specific claims.

Keywords: #Tartarian #Maps #Forbidden #Disclosure #Downloads