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Seamonster Maps
Ever since I posted Captain Redbeard’s example of a Seamonster Map (original post found here: https://1715fleetsociety.com/seamonster-map/) I have been in love with these delectable bits of obscure history! I never knew such things existed. I would LOVE to get my hands on an original (though I never will … cause you know, $$$) but even a replica would be AMAZING! As a creative person with an overactive imagination for all things scary with the potential to be real, imagining living in an era where these maps depicted creatures one may encounter in their sea travels would have been absolutely terrifying and intriguing to me at the same time! My fear of the ocean is deeply rooted in the vision of such creatures existing in the depths of the darkness — even in today’s world! Can you imagine?!
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Seamonster Map - 1715 Fleet Society
Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics)Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post on Instagram: instagram.com/p/CkreJzlDc7w/ This exquisite original
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😍 This is an article I found on National Geographic that depicts another fabulous example:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/carta-marina-renaissance-sea-monsters
PLEASE NOTE: It’s free to read, but you have to enter your email address to access the article.
nationalgeographic.com
This 16th-century map is teeming with sea monsters. Most are based on a real mammal.
At a time when the mortality rate for distant maritime voyages was 50 percent, the Bible, legend, and lore gave birth to a sea full of extraordinary danger.
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I need to get a copy of this book (looks FANTASTIC!):
https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Monsters-Medieval-Renaissance-Maps/dp/0712358900
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