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.' - eviltoast
  • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@fedia.io
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    10 days ago

    Interesting map! Cuba is the only place that appears there with its current name. Funny that the map marks cannibals in the current west of brazil