Phantom Islands of the AtlanticIn Phantom Islands of the Atlantic, Donald Johnson tells the strange stories of nonexistent islands that were nevertheless claimed for various European countries, described and carefully mapped. Johnson has tested the technology available to the cartographers, navigators and writers who documented these phantom islands. He has discovered what they knew of history, studied their legends, explored their faith, and traced how they expanded the limits of understanding. |
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Page 100
... Färoes . Antonio joined Nicolò , and together they sailed with Zichmni's navy to wage war on Estland , an island lying between Frisland and Norway . They “ caused much damage ” there , and Zichmni " determined to set upon Island " to ...
... Färoes . Antonio joined Nicolò , and together they sailed with Zichmni's navy to wage war on Estland , an island lying between Frisland and Norway . They “ caused much damage ” there , and Zichmni " determined to set upon Island " to ...
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... Färoes at 61 ° 28'N latitude corresponds well with the southern edge of Frisland at 61 ° 20′N , although Frisland's northern boundary extends 125 nautical miles beyond the northernmost of the Färoe Islands . However , in longitude there ...
... Färoes at 61 ° 28'N latitude corresponds well with the southern edge of Frisland at 61 ° 20′N , although Frisland's northern boundary extends 125 nautical miles beyond the northernmost of the Färoe Islands . However , in longitude there ...
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... Färoes is only 165 nautical miles ; from the Färoes to Ice- land is an additional 240 nautical miles . By 1380 , passages among all these island groups , Iceland , Norway and Greenland were frequently made by English and Norwegian ships ...
... Färoes is only 165 nautical miles ; from the Färoes to Ice- land is an additional 240 nautical miles . By 1380 , passages among all these island groups , Iceland , Norway and Greenland were frequently made by English and Norwegian ships ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 7 |
Introduction | 13 |
Rediscovery of the Atlantic Archipelagos | 67 |
Copyright | |
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Phantom Islands of the Atlantic: The Legends of Seven Lands that Never Were Donald S. Johnson No preview available - 1999 |
Phantom Islands of the Atlantic: The Legends of Seven Lands that Never Were Donald S. Johnson No preview available - 1997 |
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