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-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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.