tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2743591928998028319..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Europe in 1500Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23602513881514842502019-06-10T13:02:22.507-05:002019-06-10T13:02:22.507-05:00Although Mark Twain's narrator in A Connecticu...Although Mark Twain's narrator in <b>A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court</b> was speaking of Britain and a much earlier time his reference to how "people had to sleep with their knees pulled up because they couldn't stretch out without a passport" seems just as apt for Europe in 1500.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-13484976354390229072019-06-09T03:40:36.145-05:002019-06-09T03:40:36.145-05:00At least they've got the geography of the Neth...At least they've got the geography of the Netherlands right. It's all too common to encounter these maps with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuiderzee_Works" rel="nofollow">modern polders</a> already in place.Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-73166033960495517772019-06-08T15:03:11.351-05:002019-06-08T15:03:11.351-05:00Thanks for that suggestion. I was able to trace t...Thanks for that suggestion. I was able to trace the map credit to <br /><br />https://www.reddit.com/r/empirepowers/<br /><br />which is a gaming reddit. Not sure if they use historic or fantasy maps, tho. Clearly this map is reality-based, but ?precision.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12912723924606345332019-06-08T14:40:08.606-05:002019-06-08T14:40:08.606-05:00You might be interested in the video showing 1,000...You might be interested in the video showing 1,000 years of Europe in (just over) 3 minutes: https://youtu.be/Iha3OS8ShYsChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74319502851067828962019-06-08T14:14:23.392-05:002019-06-08T14:14:23.392-05:00In the bottom right it says /u/yetkinler ... that&...In the bottom right it says /u/yetkinler ... that's a reddit username. Go to reddit and leave them a message if you want more info. Ahkondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997816355286467203noreply@blogger.com