One of my friends sent me this on Discord:
well remember, the Aztecs were more inland--i'd say it's more likely he would land in the Yucatan and encounter Mayans insteadThis actually raises an interesting scenario. With the Caribbean enyeetenéd to be neighbors with the Newfies, Columbus would slam straight into Mexico on his first voyage, making for a very different first contact. Had he found himself in the Aztec Empire under Ahuizotl, there’s no telling what would happen, since he probably wouldn’t immediately welcome the newcomers into his palace and give up the ship like his nephew did with Cortes.
This actually raises an interesting scenario. With the Caribbean enyeetenéd to be neighbors with the Newfies, Columbus would slam straight into Mexico on his first voyage, making for a very different first contact. Had he found himself in the Aztec Empire under Ahuizotl, there’s no telling what would happen, since he probably wouldn’t immediately welcome the newcomers into his palace and give up the ship like his nephew did with Cortes.
Actually with those islands up there the gulf stream is likely to get a bit re-directed. It will probably still reach France and the British Isles but Scandinavia is likely a bit colder, and Iceland and Greenland are probably a lot colder (that small warm period that allowed small birch forests to grow in South Greenland would very likely never happen here and Life Eriksson will have to think up a new name)
And now for a reverse take have a bad, but indeed educational map.
It was deliberate and from a quiz to see if the examines could identify (and possibly correct) what had been labeled wrong.
Monaco. It’s on the French coast, whereas that’s Andorra.My count is ten:
Caribean! Philipines!In another thread the question was raised why so many animals in heraldry are depicted with weird proportions.
So I guess this is okay for a world map linked with heraldry.
And they haven't forgotten New Zealand, you have to give'em that!
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As it seems Business Insider doesn't have a Map Insider...
I see three major issues:
1) Iraq has been turned into a gulf
2) Iceland has a close big brother to its west
3) The entire map appears to have been slightly squished East to West.
That's the infamous United Nations-occupied Demilitarized Zone between Portugal and Spain. What a terrible war that was…the double Portugal/Spain border
Anyone want to do a TL where Salazar and Franco *hate* each other?That's the infamous United Nations-occupied Demilitarized Zone between Portugal and Spain. What a terrible war that was…
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Map in Milan Natural Museum showing horse distribution in the Holocene. Dunno if it also means to show ice caps.
They couldn’t take the cold, obviously.As we all know, Australia didn't exist until 4,000 years ago
Also Scandinavia? The hell is that, some kind of food?As we all know, Australia didn't exist until 4,000 years ago
Map in Milan Natural Museum showing horse distribution in the Holocene. Dunno if it also means to show ice caps.