Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 6 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.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 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-squareHuschkelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-26 months agoIt’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
minus-squareHereIAm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 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.