Not just a bootish-peninsula, I am sure that was apparent quickly, I am asking when cartographers confirmed in fact that the peninsula was accurately drawn strikingly like a boot.

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    Not sure about when it was recognized that the Peninsula was a boot, but it was drawn as such in maps derived from 2nd century AD originals, and high heels became popular in the 17th century AD amongst male nobility who wanted to emphasize their height, status, and the resulting fact that they needed to do nothing requiring practical movement.