Flying Squid@lemmy.world 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-text
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@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNiHaDuncan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoNorth/south would be latitude, so they could easily and accurately position them correctly with respect to that aspect.
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoNow im a bit confused about the replies I got. That would explain why the shapes are so wierd. I was thinking it was because they only new the coasts
North/south would be latitude, so they could easily and accurately position them correctly with respect to that aspect.
Now im a bit confused about the replies I got. That would explain why the shapes are so wierd. I was thinking it was because they only new the coasts