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Phantom islands

Liesemer, Dirk, 1977- author, Lewis, Peter, 1958- translator

Overview

From the famed Atlantis to the remote Rupes Nigra, islands have long held our fascination: they are locales isolated from ordinary life, lurking in unexplored corners of the globe and thus full of undisclosed mysteries. At times, however, our fascination with islands has bled into reality, as real maps bear the coordinates of fictional lands and travelogues tell tall tales of their inhabitants, their natural wonders, or their treasures. In Phantom Islands, Dirk Liesemer tells the stories of thirty of these fantastical islands. Beginning with their supposed discovery, he recreates their fabled landscapes, the voyages that attempted to verify their existence, and, ultimately, the moment when their existence was finally disproven. Spanning oceans and centuries, these curious tales are a chronicle of human lust for discovery and wealth.

• Publisher: Haus Publishing
• Subject: Islands. / Gazetteers. / Voyages and travels. / Geographical myths. / Imaginary places. / Islands in literature.
• ISBN: 1912208326, 9781912208326

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
G500.L54 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE