It is difficult for a modern person who knows what the Earth looks like not only from a bird's eye view, but also from space, to imagine that there were times when young humanity had no idea about the oceans, continents or peoples.
When did everything change? And who were the first sailors who dared to go out to sea? But all the sacrifices and efforts of the brave pioneers would have been in vain if people had not learned to draw maps and navigate the stars. So who has the honor of creating the science of cartography and the first guides to seafaring? Well, when full-fledged maps were created, the borders of the world shifted and the natural result of this was the discovery of the New World. So what were Europeans looking for in the New World? And do fairy tales always lie?