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i feel that by the turn of the 20th century we generally had fully accurate maps. 1897 is not really all that long ago - we were well on our way to discovering
by whimsicalism 2y ago
i feel that by the turn of the 20th century we generally had fully accurate maps. 1897 is not really all that long ago - we were well on our way to discovering special relativity at that point
- 1659447091 2y ago> by the turn of the 20th century we generally had fully accurate maps New Zealand may having something to say about that... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_of_New_Zealand_from_maps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_of_New_Zealand_from_m...
- whimsicalism 2y agoi’m not sure why an article describing the modern day accidental omission of NZ in maps is really relevant. they also often exclude Antarctica - not from lack of knowledge of the existence