1555 world map, north polar star projection
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Guillaume Le Testu, from the city of Grasse (France) thought Terra Australis was to Sri Lanka and the southern tip of India. I mean, you’d think he’d have realized that if there really was a country that close to India. The straight between Terra Australis and Sri Lanka is no wider than the one between Sri Lanka and India.