Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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-up1353arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1348arrow-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 · 11 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoum. because its not far off but the replies I got explained the problems they had longitude and how it got better.
minus-squareNiHaDuncan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 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-up1·10 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
um. because its not far off but the replies I got explained the problems they had longitude and how it got better.
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