How an Imaginary Island Stayed on Maps for Five Centuries

How an Imaginary Island Stayed on Maps for Five Centuries

O Brazil, or Hy-Brasil as it was frequently was labeled, had haunted maps since the 14th century. Its size and shape often morphed, its location wandered from Ireland to North America, and its name varied, but for five centuries it endured in Western cartography.

Fecha: September 23, 2016 at 09:28AM
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