Phantom Islands of the Atlantic - Softcover

Johnson, Donald S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864921497 ISBN 13: 9780864921499

Publisher: Goose Lane Editions, 1994

Synopsis

An enthralling historical odyssey into the human spirit of endurance. Donald S. Johnson, who has himself sailed across the Atlantic seven times, takes us back to the early voyagers who, sailing into uncharted waters, attempted to map the seas and lands that they encountered. The result was an ocean scattered with mythical islands that never existed, but which were faithfully copied by later cartographers sometimes right into the seventeenth century. Born of fantasy, fear and superstition, they were places peopled by demons, loud with strange noises and often veiled in myth. "Phantom Islands of the Atlantic" explores the origins and legends associated with seven of these islands, in a totally absorbing piece of historical detection that relives the drama and dangers of the Age of Discovery. Lavishly illustrated with specially redrawn maps and contemporary engravings, this beautifully, evocative book is the stuff of maritime exploration, a magical journey into the unknown and the unknowable.

About this edition

• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0864921497
• ISBN 13: 9780864921499
• Binding: Paperback