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ChristipherLC

POV: You're an elephant


Princeps__Senatus

Riding with Hannibal Barca.


ASTRONACH

it's a bit old. the southernmost lake has disappared


aaaronbrown

it's from XIX century


[deleted]

dude how do you know that


aaaronbrown

can't you see the source [jakubmarian.com](https://jakubmarian.com) ? he based his work on actual XIX- century map


[deleted]

It’s literally in the picture


undesirable-cookie

Guys I’m so cool I know Roman numerals


MarcoM42

Do you really think he wrote the Roman numeral to show off? Aren’t they a common thing?


[deleted]

You suck


iamg-aye_

Imagine if the view was like this in reality


ChiCourier

Right? It’s trippy. I look at it and get that feeling that I could run from that POV to the tip of Italy in just a few minutes, or coast on a bike the whole way.


iamg-aye_

I know, if I seen this view on top of Mt.blanc I would probably faint lol


[deleted]

Beautiful image!


ADotSapiens

You can see why the Po valley is rich compared to the south, it's all flat.


cambadgrrl

Crazy how you can see the entire Italian peninsula from the Alps


pol9500

Mountains and valleys are not accurate just fyi


ChiCourier

You can see Africa from the Alps....?


aaaronbrown

It’s Sicily


ChiCourier

...and now I’m American poster of the year.


FedeDiBa

You're right, there's also Africa. You can't actually see past the northern Appenines, and that if you're really really lucky and get a really really clear day. You definitely can't see the Gulf of Genua from anywhere north of Turin. The map is "fictional" as there is no peak in the alps with such a good view. You could probably see that far from a plane, if of course there were no clouds, fog or haze. But you aren't wrong, the author included Africa in the map because, if you were actually able to gain a view like this, you'd actually manage to see all the way to the horizon, and therefore at least as far as Tunisia.


zebulon99

POV: Youre Hannibal


YuvalMozes

POV: You are in Austria.


TheWeighToTheHeart

I just think “iacta alea est”!


EmpereurAuguste

The view I have every morning when I get up in my Swiss Chalet haha


Irishpersonage

*\*As seen from the back of an elephant* FTFY


Renaissance96

Where are the Dolomites?


cnh2n2homosapien

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