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-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoI really really want to find a good book or website showing the extended evolution of maps of the world or specific areas. This stuff fascinates me. I’ve found a few minor ones over the years, but never a good one.
minus-squarekalpol@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoSort 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.
I really really want to find a good book or website showing the extended evolution of maps of the world or specific areas. This stuff fascinates me.
I’ve found a few minor ones over the years, but never a good one.
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.