Phantom Islands of the Atlantic: The Legends of Seven Lands that Never WereIn the tradition of Longitude comes a collection of fascinating stories about seven islands that were charted by Age of Discovery mapmakers--but which never actually existed. Sailor and author Donald Johnson reveals each island's dark origins and mysterious cartographic life through an intricate exploration of history and legend. Maps & engravings. |
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... known lands was a narrow stream of water : the River Oceanus . Although Aristotle's notion of the world was based on philosophy and logic , rather than on FIG . 2. Map of the geography of the known world as perceived by Aristotle and ...
... known lands was a narrow stream of water : the River Oceanus . Although Aristotle's notion of the world was based on philosophy and logic , rather than on FIG . 2. Map of the geography of the known world as perceived by Aristotle and ...
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... known world . Increased knowledge about the Atlantic archipelagoes necessitated a continual westward migration of mythical islands . Gradually , however , a geography of legend gave way to a geography of reality . Some phantom islands ...
... known world . Increased knowledge about the Atlantic archipelagoes necessitated a continual westward migration of mythical islands . Gradually , however , a geography of legend gave way to a geography of reality . Some phantom islands ...
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... known , and the lack of documentation of any monastery on Greenland by the name of Saint Thomas . Furthermore , the Greenland settlements were at the southern end of that land , and no habitation , let alone a monastery , is known to ...
... known , and the lack of documentation of any monastery on Greenland by the name of Saint Thomas . Furthermore , the Greenland settlements were at the southern end of that land , and no habitation , let alone a monastery , is known to ...
Contents
MAPPING THE UNKNOWN SEAS | 1 |
ISLE OF DEMONS | 28 |
FRISLAND | 44 |
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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