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"John Lindestz Lindeman" is atypical. One would expect "Lindesz" or "Lindetsz" ("-sz" is short for "-szoon", the Dutch male patronym). Dysmorodrepanis 00:25, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Just follow the link. Wathen wrote : "From this circumstance, Governor Beatson supposed, that it might at one period have formed a high mountain on some immense tract of country now sunk in the water, together with the Islands of Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, Gough and Saxemberg, which constitute a chain of 1800 miles in length, and 500 in breadth." So it is Beatson, and not Wathen, who thinks about Saxemberg as a part of a former continent...as it is written in Beatson's text. Apfelstrudel - 16 march 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.230.80.120 ( talk) 02:22, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
It is absurd to assess the report of a merchant shipmaster approaching to within a mile and a half of the island and seeing a sandy beach and trees inland as "possibly being cloud". Therefore deleted. Geoffreybrooks 7 December 2008
28 degrees west is a huge distance from 19 degrees west. Eregli bob ( talk) 04:45, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
I have two maps both use the name Saxemburg. Any reason Saxemberg is used today? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.112.89 ( talk) 04:17, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Pretty thorough 2 page coverage of Saxemberg/Saxemburg here. — LlywelynII 07:53, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
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"John Lindestz Lindeman" is atypical. One would expect "Lindesz" or "Lindetsz" ("-sz" is short for "-szoon", the Dutch male patronym). Dysmorodrepanis 00:25, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Just follow the link. Wathen wrote : "From this circumstance, Governor Beatson supposed, that it might at one period have formed a high mountain on some immense tract of country now sunk in the water, together with the Islands of Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, Gough and Saxemberg, which constitute a chain of 1800 miles in length, and 500 in breadth." So it is Beatson, and not Wathen, who thinks about Saxemberg as a part of a former continent...as it is written in Beatson's text. Apfelstrudel - 16 march 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.230.80.120 ( talk) 02:22, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
It is absurd to assess the report of a merchant shipmaster approaching to within a mile and a half of the island and seeing a sandy beach and trees inland as "possibly being cloud". Therefore deleted. Geoffreybrooks 7 December 2008
28 degrees west is a huge distance from 19 degrees west. Eregli bob ( talk) 04:45, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
I have two maps both use the name Saxemburg. Any reason Saxemberg is used today? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.112.89 ( talk) 04:17, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Pretty thorough 2 page coverage of Saxemberg/Saxemburg here. — LlywelynII 07:53, 16 January 2023 (UTC)