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Here's a much better photo[0] from the Wikipedia article[1]. Importantly, the map is "upside down", since it's oriented to have south at the top. [0]: https:/
by airstrike 3y ago
Here's a much better photo[0] from the Wikipedia article[1].
Importantly, the map is "upside down", since it's oriented to have south at the top.
[0]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/FraMauroDetailedMap.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/FraMauro...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Mauro_map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Mauro_map
- pxeger1 3y agoIt’s funny how bad I was at recognising the geography upside-down.
- rsav 3y agoIt's also interesting that in the middle ages, the standard was to put east on top. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Hereford-Karte.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Hereford...
- jacobolus 3y agoThere's some historical discussion at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map