"[America] is a small isolated island in the middle of the ocean"

Have you ever wondered how Europe looked like in the 18th century for someone travelling a far way?
Well, as you can see from that quote: "[America] is a small isolated island in the middle of the ocean", not every assumption was correct, yet very interesting to have a look at and create one's own view on how much has changed here in the past 200 years, or not...

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