@Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 1 month agoWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1340
arrow-up1340imageWhat 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 • 1 month agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dotlinkfedilink8•1 month 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.devcakelinkfedilink8•edit-21 month agoIt’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
minus-square@HereIAm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•1 month 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.