"When Danish naval officer Gustav Holm was exploring the eastern coast
of Greenland in 1885, an Inuit named Kunit gave him this
three-dimensional wooden map.
The two parts form one whole: The bottom carving represents the coast
from Sermiligak to Kangerdlugsuatsiak, and the top is an island
offshore. The Inuit would carry these maps in their kayaks to navigate
the waters between the two landmasses."
Found in the
Futility Closet. Not sure where the Inuit got wood; it must have been a precious resource in the subarctic.
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