>1843 >people STILL thought Greenland was connected

>>1769211
>australien
Ayy lmao

Maybe all that ice that interconnects the landmasses there made them think this. What do you think "Eis Meer" means?

>>1769215
in french australien = australian

that is a really wonky ass map

>>1769211
I bet you're one of those poodyroos who think there are no ice caps because they're not on google earth

Before global warming, all that was sealed off by ice year round. So it may as well have been connected.

They hadn't charted the Northwest passages yet because it was a dangerous frozen shithole.

>>1769211
>New Holland
>is actually Australia

I hope someone got fired for that blunder

>>1769261
shut up

>>1769245
It's because it's a low detail world map, even low detail world maps made today arent completely accurate

>>1769239
Also in German, which is what the map is in and he was ayy lmao (alien) memeing
ffs

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>>1769245

>that is a really wonky ass map

It's actually pretty good overall. Old maps tend to be incorrect to a hilarious degree.

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>tfw medieval people LITERALLY thought this is what the world looked like.

>>1770707
maybe because that map is 300 years older than the one in OP

>>1769211
It was under-explored, obviously. Also, lots of ice. Protip: wooden sailing ships are of limited value in ice.

>>1770707
Canada is a big guy

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>>1771171
For EU

>>1769211
A lot of this map is actually pretty accurate