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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 & mysterious phantoms
- non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations & other fictitious geography
- were all at various times presented as facts on maps & 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 & mythology are all brought together to create a colourful tapestry of monsters, heroes & volcanoes; swindlers, mirages & murderers.
Sometimes the stories are almost impossible to believe, & remarkably, some of the errors were still on display in maps published in the 21st century.
The Phantom Atlas is a beautifully produced volume, packed with stunning maps & drawings of places & 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.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781471159459
• Format: Hardback
• Author: Edward Brooke-Hitching
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions: 25 x 20 x 2.5cm