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The cartography there is superb. Relatively few cues to indicate it's not modern. But notice: no Antarctica! I guess it had been sighted by then, but its coastl
by nkoren 7y ago
The cartography there is superb. Relatively few cues to indicate it's not modern. But notice: no Antarctica! I guess it had been sighted by then, but its coastline insufficiently mapped.
- 24gttghh 7y agoI am surprised also. People had sailed to at least around the entire continent in 1820. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Russian_Antarctic_Expedition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Russian_Antarctic_Expedi...