https://gamecock.org/tags/distribution/Recent content in Distribution on The Gamecock CodexHugoen-us© 2026 The Gamecock Codex · An editorial encyclopediaSun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://gamecock.org/gallery/world-map/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://gamecock.org/gallery/world-map/<p>A <strong>Mappa Mundi Gallinae</strong>, drawn in the conventions of an early-modern portolan chart: rhumb lines, compass rose, dotted trade-routes between the great breeding regions, and crimson markers for the principal lines. The densest concentration sits over <strong>Java, Bali, and Sumatra</strong> — the heart of the Oriental gamefowl — with secondary clusters in South Asia (Aseel, Asil), East Asia (Shamo, Koeyoshi), the Mediterranean (the Old English Game&rsquo;s deep ancestry), the United Kingdom, and the American South. The routes mark the spread of the fighting cock from India and the Indies outward, by trade, by gift, and by conquest.</p>