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Phantom Islands of the Atlantic: The Legends of Seven Lands That Never Were
Phantom Islands of the Atlantic The Legends of Seven Lands That Never Were
Author: Donald S. Johnson
They were conjured out of myth, human error, and occasionally a captain's hubris, but they appeared on maps for centuries -- even though many never existed at all. Here are the compelling stories of seven islands which mapmakers documented and depicted in the Age of Discovery, but which really arose from sailors' tales and fanciful legen...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380730780
ISBN-10: 0380730782
Publication Date: 2/1998
Pages: 220
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Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An interesting narrative of the fanciful stories people---mostly sailors, cartographers and monks---made up to explain the unknown. But then they didn't have AAA TripTiks or GPS.

At least I now know how the Virgin Islands got that name. Thank you, Saint Ursula.


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