Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about Sebastian Münster's 1540 map of the Americas, the first one to show that North and South America were connected by an isthmus and the first to call it 'The New World.'lemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1356arrow-down1imageTIL about Sebastian Münster's 1540 map of the Americas, the first one to show that North and South America were connected by an isthmus and the first to call it 'The New World.'lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 months agoProbably azurite paint aging. Turns green (Edit: forgot to mention because it turns into malachite) over time and was super common Europe. It’s why a ton of Renaissance art has greens where you’d expect blues
Probably azurite paint aging. Turns green (Edit: forgot to mention because it turns into malachite) over time and was super common Europe.
It’s why a ton of Renaissance art has greens where you’d expect blues