Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down18
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 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-squareHuschke@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-29 months agoIt’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
minus-squareHereIAm@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 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.