@[email protected] to Map [email protected]English • 9 months agoWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down17
arrow-up1338arrow-down1imageWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moe@[email protected] to Map [email protected]English • 9 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dotlinkfedilink8•9 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@[email protected]linkfedilink8•edit-29 months agoIt’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
minus-square@HereIAmlink7•9 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.