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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 more 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. Delta Kicks Family With Two Toddlers Off Flight For Inane More than anything else this video is maddeningly frustrating in a deeply Kafkaesque manner It shows a system where slavish adherence to literal rules has Popular YouTuber Gets Arrested for 'Prank' Removal of Real A YouTuber going by the name RossCreations is one of those loathsome channel operators that doesnt really understand what a prank is Recently he removed some I Just Strapped a Windows Computer to My Face for the The future of Windows computers could soon be worn on your face Today at a special media event in New York City we got our hands on the first Windows 10 mixed Opinion - The Telegraph 05 May 2017 1:32pm Comment: Voters have got to know Jeremy Corbyn pretty well and they don't like what they're seeing at all CC Sabathia Says Every Black Player Expects Racist Taunts Orioles outfielder Adam Jones says Red Sox fans shouted racist insults at him in Fenway Park last night and some of the dumbest people in sports media have spent the Health Yahoo Beauty This Is How Ivanka Trump Reportedly Reacted When Her Dad Refused to Apologize for "Grab Them By the Pussy" Comments Meh Car Monday: Let's Try To Think About The Mercury If you were kidnapped by some deranged psycho who tied you up threw you in the back of his Mercury Tracer drove you around for weeks doing terrible things to you The Cavs Are Dunking All Over The Raps - deadspincom Are the Cavs a bit rusty after an eight-day layoff between the first round and the second? No they are not Are the Cavs a bit rusty after an eight-day layoff AXScom - Official Tickets and Your Source for Live The AXS Cookie Policy This website like most others uses cookies in order to give you a great online experience By continuing to use our website you accept to our The Phantom Atlas Books Daniel Crouch Rare Books The Phantom Atlas Title The Phantom Atlas The Greatest Myths Lies and Blunders on Maps Author BROOKE-HITCHING Edward Publisher Simon & Schuster
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