Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
minus-squarekalpollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days 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.
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.