Map Lie (startrek.website)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
 
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[–] 3 points 7 months ago

Now that is a fun-fact! I knew the guy was called Mercator, but didn't know about the Latin origin, and can definitely see the origin of the name spreading as a misconception.

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