Flying Squid to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 days agoTIL 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-square58fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1352arrow-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 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
minus-square@AA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 days agoGiven the lack of shape, it could be just about anything - I wonder if it was one report, or hearsay with no details and they filled in something
minus-square@ripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 days agoThey were generally working with very, very rough, incomplete, conflicting, or confusing info, yes. It’s pretty astounding to me that this is even remotely as accurate as it is.
Given the lack of shape, it could be just about anything - I wonder if it was one report, or hearsay with no details and they filled in something
They were generally working with very, very rough, incomplete, conflicting, or confusing info, yes.
It’s pretty astounding to me that this is even remotely as accurate as it is.