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Why does the map from 1507 look much different than the current map of the world?

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The world map in 1507 is way different from our current maps because of the type of technology they had in the past verses the technology we have today.

Step-by-step explanation:

You see, in 1507, they were limited on technology. Satelites weren't invented until 1957, so they didn't have photographic, digital pictures of the Earth. They normally had to rely on the stars and some ocean astronomical devices such as the astrolabe.

People voyaged around continents, drawing out on maps what they think it would look like based on the size of the land and the distance between lands and waters.

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