c/old_maps · by fossilesque@mander.xyz · 3yThe first navigator with a set of maps that had to be scrolled by hand, 1920. Sauce: https://botsin.space/@artefactCollection/110652476838849272 32 points · 5 comments · view on lemmy.world
5 Comments
RedditExodus@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Roll charts are very similar to this and still get used today for some motorcycle rallies.
FlyingSquid@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
I've seen that before and it's just charming, but it doesn't seem all that useful. More of a novelty. The effort it would take would be more than the effort of just using a regular map.
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Seems like it would be easier to just hang on to the tiny maps without the watch.
sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
Yeah where’s the ‘zoom out’
FlyingSquid@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
"I keep sliding my finger and thumb apart and it does nothing except once I ripped the paper!"