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BL
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| Record Number
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846038
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| Main Entry
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Johnson, Donald S.,1932-
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| Title & Author
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Phantom islands of the Atlantic : : the legends of seven lands that never were /\ Donald S. Johnson.
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Walker and Co.,, 1996.
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| Page. NO
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xvii, 220 pages :: illustrations, maps (some color) ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0802713203
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: 9780802713209
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| Notes
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Map of the North Atlantic on endpapers.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index.
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| Contents
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Mapping the unknown seas -- Isle of Demons -- Frisland -- Buss Island -- Antillia : the Isle of Seven Cities -- Hy-Brazil -- Saint Ursula and her eleven thousand virgin companions -- The Islands of Saint Brendan.
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| Abstract
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"The strange tales of seven ... lands, conjured out of myth, human error, and occasionally a captain's hubris but nonetheless appearing on maps for centuries--even though many of them never actually existed."--Jacket.
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| Subject
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Cartography-- History.
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Geographical myths-- Atlantic Ocean.
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Legends-- Atlantic Ocean.
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Cartography.
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Discoveries in geography.
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Geographical myths.
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Legends.
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Atlantic Ocean, Discovery and exploration.
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Atlantic Ocean.
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| Dewey Classification
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398/.42/09163
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| LC Classification
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GR940.J65 1996
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