• darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I was trying to figure out what that island labeled Zipangri was supposed to be. At first, I thought it might be Baja California mismapped as an island instead of a peninsula.

    A quick online search shows that is supposed to be Japan. Right off the coast of North America.

    • Peter1986C@lemmings.world
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      2 months ago

      Let’s not forget that Europeans likely were not knowing California in the 16th century but knew Japan (from travel in the other direction).