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@bibliolater @histodon @histodons @anthropology The use of a late 19c construction (never re-construction) of the map ad mentem Eratosthenes is likely not the author’s doing, but the use of a world map to illustrate a piece about detailed maps of place reveals the deep rooted myth of cartography.

@mhedney Thank you Professor for your insightful comments. Playing devil's advocate, could not C15th Venice be considered 'medieval' at a very far stretch?

Matthew Edney

@bibliolater (3) to call 15c medieval requires drastic oversimplifications and an ideology of a triumphal Renaissance that sets Europe/West apart from the rest of the world. The ideology was key in 19-20c imperialism, but just doesn’t hold water.