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
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    2 months ago

    They were generally working with very, very rough, incomplete, conflicting, or confusing info, yes.

    It’s pretty astounding to me that this is even remotely as accurate as it is.