who does this look most like?

Quote: Pacomartin

Peter Minuet made his famous trade of goods worth 60 guilders for Manhattan in 1625, and by 1850 there was 515,547 people living on Manhattan.

Seems like it would be more an issue of getting there by the ship than anything else. Much of the European world was arriving on the East coast. As such, world maps weren't complete for a long time either. And of course no Panama canal short cut.

Quote: Pacomartin

The Spaniards did not consider California to be huge discovery.

Local indigenous people always chuckle when westerners claim an area they have been living in has been discovered :-)
Had this discussion with a DR from Africa and all the western discoveries in Africa. We had a good laugh.

Quote: rxwine

Seems like it would be more an issue of getting there by the ship than anything else. Much of the European world was arriving on the East coast. As such, world maps weren't complete for a long time either. And of course no Panama canal short cut.

But by 1850 the world maps were pretty accurate. I am not suggesting that San Diego or even Los Angeles or San Francisco could be close to NYC in size, by that time, but the Panama railroad was built in 1855, and before that you could cross by horse. But a population of 500 is still pretty tiny for a city that one day would be considered one of the best cities in the country to live.

But our standards have changed. Warm and dry is very desirable today, but in the 19th century , wet and swampy was more what people were looking form

This is Dem Al Green, he has to
be related to the caveman.

Quote: Evenbob

This is Dem Al Green, he has to
be related to the caveman.

LOL

There is a strong resemblance...

Quote: Pacomartin

But by 1850 the world maps were pretty accurate.

Yes, but trade routes need more than just an accurate map depicting the middle of nowhere.

>>>>>>>>>>>But our standards have changed.
Have they. I think people look for depth to the local economy, a resilance based on there being several sectors.
>>>>>>>>>>>Warm and dry is very desirable today, but in the 19th century ,
>>>>>>>>>>> wet and swampy was more what people were looking for.
Swampy? People feared the night air from swamps. Wet? Everyone knew Tucson was dry, but it was largely a ghost town. New arrivals in the USA often counted on fellow countrymen for learning English, customs, apprentice jobs, etc. In NYC and Boston there were dozens of free lunch bars for workers and the newly arrived, but in San Diego there was very little.

I would choose Other. He looks like an Ape version of Donald Trump.😃