Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down18
arrow-up1343arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years 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-up8·2 years agoIt’s noticeable different at the top though, so I doubt they were using the same projection as us.
minus-squareHereIAm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years 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.