Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前TIL about Sebastian Münster's 1540 map of the Americas, the first one to show that North and South America were connected by an isthmus and the first to call it 'The New World.'lemmy.worldimagemessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1355arrow-down1imageTIL about Sebastian Münster's 1540 map of the Americas, the first one to show that North and South America were connected by an isthmus and the first to call it 'The New World.'lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square58linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
minus-squarekalpol@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 年前Sort of map-related, but the Longitude series/book is pretty fascinating. This map was drawn without really being able to calculate longitude except by dead reckoning.
Sort of map-related, but the Longitude series/book is pretty fascinating. This map was drawn without really being able to calculate longitude except by dead reckoning.