• EpeeGnome@lemm.ee
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    7 个月前

    I had guessed it was Sri Lanka since it is also shown just off the coast of India. Then I figured it was more likely Indonesia given it’s surrounded by so many other islands and not that close to India. But yeah, now that I know that the name meant Japan I’m wondering if it’s depiction on the map is a conflagration of accounts of Indonesia and Japan.

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      7 个月前

      Given the lack of shape, it could be just about anything - I wonder if it was one report, or hearsay with no details and they filled in something

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        7 个月前

        They were generally working with very, very rough, incomplete, conflicting, or confusing info, yes.

        It’s pretty astounding to me that this is even remotely as accurate as it is.