The Phantom Atlas

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The Phantom Atlas is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be These marvellous and mysterious phantoms non existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations and other fictitious geography were all at various times presented as facts on maps and atlases This book is a collection of striking antique maps that display the most erroneous cartography, with each illustration accompanied by the story behind it Exploration, map making and mythology are all brought together to create a colourful tapestry of monsters, heroes and volcanoes swindlers, mirages and murderers Sometimes the stories are almost impossible to believe, and remarkably, some of the errors were still on display in maps published in the 21st century Throughout much of the 19th century than 40 different mapmakers included the Mountains of Kong, a huge range of peaks stretching across the entire continent of Africa, in their maps but it was only in 1889 when Louis Gustave Binger revealed the whole thing to be a fake For centuries, explorers who headed to Patagonia returned with tales of the giants they had met who lived there, some nine feet tall Then there was Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish explorer who returned to London to sell shares in a land he had discovered in South America He had been appointed the Cazique of Poyais, and bestowed with many honours by the local king of this unspoiled paradise Now he was offering others the chance to join him and make their fortune there, too once they had paid him a bargain fee for their passage The Phantom Atlas is a beautifully produced volume, packed with stunning maps and drawings of places and people that never existed The remarkable stories behind them all are brilliantly told by Edward Brooke Hitching in a book that will appeal to cartophiles everywhere. Free Download [ The Phantom Atlas ] Author [ Edward Brooke-Hitching ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend Strange tales of mythical creatures steal the show in this collection of inaccurate maps and outlandish stories, which might have beenentertaining with a few narrative fl...Lovely for anyone who enjoys maps and exploration.From the book Elsewhere Here s What Happens When You Ask People To Draw A Map Of The USA From Memory in why did you smile UPDATECartographyThe true true size of AfricainThis is about fictional places that have appeared on real maps sometimes due to lies, sometimes due to story and myth It s definitely a book to dip in and out of and not cover to cover, as there are quite a few s...This book makes looking at maps a suspicious endeavor.Jezu ale mapyVery interesting, but I think I might have enjoyed ithad it been arranged thematically, rather than alphabeticallyA fascinating book, detailing non existent places that have appeared on the world s maps For a variety of reasons, ranging from outright fraud through misunderstood geography to mythical lands It is told in an engaging...This is a gorgeous book, but it is essentially an encyclopedia listing unreal places on former maps The entries are short, and largely reproduced from earlier works There are some considerations of fantastical places such as Atlantis, Mu and Lemuria, but it is only enough to whet one s appetite.Phantom places are catnip to cartophiles, and where else to find such a gorgeous map collection of non existent places as in this book Well, we can think of a few other examples the subject is as popular with authors as it is with readers While expertly written and beautifully produced, this Atlas misses an opportunity to delve deeper into the pertinent themes to which it alludes, i.e the various causes, historical phases and geographical regions of phantom cartography, as well as its remnan Phantom places are catnip to cartophiles, and where else to find such a gorgeous map collection of non existent places as in this book Well, we can think of a few other examples the subject is as popular with authors as it is with readers While expertly written and beautifully produced, this Atlas misses an opportunity to delve deeper into the pertine...

The Phantom Atlas
  • 01 February 2018
  • ebook
  • 256 pages
  • 1471159477
  • Edward Brooke-Hitching
  • The Phantom Atlas