Flying Squid 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-up1357file-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1357imageTIL 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 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
minus-square@WoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish51•10 days agoNow I really want to see an animation of what the European discovery of the planet looked like. Imagine a time lapse of a Civilization game, as the map is slowly revealed. I want to see that, except actual history.
Now I really want to see an animation of what the European discovery of the planet looked like. Imagine a time lapse of a Civilization game, as the map is slowly revealed. I want to see that, except actual history.
Also make the map shape and style match that times maps.