At the edge, where other maps show a simple coordinate border, Gleason engraved a broad band for the high southern latitudes — often interpreted in modern flat-earth circles as an “Antarctic ice ring,” though the original labels focus more on degrees and time than symbolism. Not every historical cartographer tied faith to their maps, but Gleason did — for him, Scripture shaped every line, and his observations of the world simply confirmed what the Word had already declared.

Orlando Ferguson’s 1893 Map of the Square and Stationary Earth reveals a rare blend of faith, geometry, and frontier craftsmanship. Researched and restored by ADVENTURE iDIAZ, this reproduction explores Ferguson’s biblical worldview, his lectures, and the map’s 2011 rediscovery at the Library of Congress.