@Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 4 months agoWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1347
arrow-up1347imageWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moe@Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dotlinkfedilink8•4 months agoIt’s the Mercator projection. The map behind it is just a normal map we’re used to seeing since it matches up fairly well it must be the same projection.
minus-square@Huschke@programming.devlinkfedilink8•edit-24 months agoIt’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
minus-square@HereIAm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•4 months agoThe geography itself is mapped completely differently, I assume they just didn’t make many expeditions that far north.
It’s the Mercator projection. The map behind it is just a normal map we’re used to seeing since it matches up fairly well it must be the same projection.
It’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
The geography itself is mapped completely differently, I assume they just didn’t make many expeditions that far north.