Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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.worldexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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 · 3 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoThe water is colored green. Took my mind a bit of time to realize the land is water and the water is land
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-23 months agoProbably azurite paint aging. Turns green (Edit: forgot to mention because it turns into malachite) over time and was super common Europe. It’s why a ton of Renaissance art has greens where you’d expect blues
The water is colored green. Took my mind a bit of time to realize the land is water and the water is land
Probably azurite paint aging. Turns green (Edit: forgot to mention because it turns into malachite) over time and was super common Europe.
It’s why a ton of Renaissance art has greens where you’d expect blues