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Sea Monsters: A Voyage around the World's Most Beguiling Map
Joseph Nigg
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| #644383 in Books | 2013-08-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.00 x.80 x10.00l,2.60 | File type: PDF | 168 pages||12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating sea monster drawings and lore from ancient maps|By Carol Forsberg|This book focuses on maps by a Swedish priest/mapmaker named Olaus Magnus in 1539. His mission was to give the broadest ranging maps of his time and he succeeded. He also drew the mythological sea monsters that explorers and sailors reported seeing on their voyages. At one time the Catholic Archbish||
“In a beautiful new exploration of the Carta Marina, Sea Monsters: A Voyage Around the World’s Most Beguiling Map, scholar Joseph Nigg dives deep into the history and wide influence of Olaus' bizarre creatures.”
Smart phones and GPS give us many possible routes to navigate our daily commute, warn us of traffic and delays, and tell us where to find a cup of coffee. But what if there were sea serpents and giant man-eating lobsters waiting just off course if we were to lose our way? Would there be an app for that? In the sixteenth century, these and other monsters were thought to swim the northern waters, threatening seafarers who ventured too far from shore. Thankfully, Scand...
You easily download any file type for your device.Sea Monsters: A Voyage around the World's Most Beguiling Map | Joseph Nigg.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
