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J. J.
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« on: August 29, 2011, 03:56:35 PM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on June 23, 2007, 12:53:30 PM
Quote from: DanielX on June 23, 2007, 10:13:30 AM
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That's one huge France!

Holy crap, that wasn't just a careless mistake.  It really took some effort to get it that wrong.

Charlemagne lives!  Smiley
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J. J.
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« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2011, 02:36:13 PM »
Quote from: J. J. on August 29, 2011, 03:56:35 PM
Quote from: Joe Republic on June 23, 2007, 12:53:30 PM
Quote from: DanielX on June 23, 2007, 10:13:30 AM
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That's one huge France!

Holy crap, that wasn't just a careless mistake.  It really took some effort to get it that wrong.

Charlemagne lives!  Smiley

Looking at it again, it looks like the background map is too small a scale.  That one might be a technical error, as opposed to stupidity.
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J. J.
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« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2011, 03:02:42 PM »
Quote from: Nathan on November 04, 2011, 02:46:49 PM
Quote from: J. J. on November 04, 2011, 02:36:13 PM
Quote from: J. J. on August 29, 2011, 03:56:35 PM
Quote from: Joe Republic on June 23, 2007, 12:53:30 PM
Quote from: DanielX on June 23, 2007, 10:13:30 AM
Some more examples:



That's one huge France!

Holy crap, that wasn't just a careless mistake.  It really took some effort to get it that wrong.

Charlemagne lives!  Smiley

Looking at it again, it looks like the background map is too small a scale.  That one might be a technical error, as opposed to stupidity.

That doesn't explain how Toulouse is east of Lyon.

Toulouse is off, but the rest would be right on a larger scale map.
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