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TIL about Sebastian Münster's 1540 map of the Americas, the first one to show that North and South America were connected by an isthmus and the first to call it 'The New World.' (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19568259

More info here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/ruderman/catalog/mz230kn1495

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was trying to figure out what that island labeled Zipangri was supposed to be. At first, I thought it might be Baja California mismapped as an island instead of a peninsula.

A quick online search shows that is supposed to be Japan. Right off the coast of North America.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Let's not forget that Europeans likely were not knowing California in the 16th century but knew Japan (from travel in the other direction).