Re: Question
From: David B. (davidb_at_tronospamchos.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 07/14/04
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 23:11:25 +0100
George wrote in message
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>"David B" <tronospamchos@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>> http://www.trochos.plus.com/primesauce/later.htm#84
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>Sorry David but five minutes after I sent the message I came across a
>'clear' graphic of the 'world map' series.
Ooh. If its better than the one Primesauce links to, I'd love to know.
>If its all so accurate (according to Inger) what's the fat little lump
>of land below Iceland/Greenland :-)) ????????
Grandad-of-Surtsey? A dozing whale?
>And the outline of Southern Africa :-)
shome mishtake here, shurely
>and the lack of space for
>Australasia and the Antarctic...
Yes, the trend for cutting off the southern part of the world to fit
Mercator-projection maps on standard sizes of paper started very early :-(
>But seeing that it was compiled less than 100 years after the
>Columbus landing on the Northern American land mass
Oi, wotchit! (Hisses and boos from legions of Cabot fans)
>Mercator did a good job.
Yes, and if bloody Zeno hadn't faked so much in the 1550s, it would have
been even better.
David B.
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