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Political Props
Long before they disappeared from maps, sea monsters were repurposed for politics....
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A Mermaid's Vanity
A siren admires herself in a mirror—a sign of her vanity—amongst ships in the...
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The Many Footed Beast
Polypus (meaning “many-footed”) was used to describe many animals, from the...
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Whales of the Carta Marina
Two whales attack a ship as sailors try to scare them away by tossing barrels and...
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Sea Swine
This sea pig, which was compared to heretics that distorted truth and lived like...
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Mythical Creatures on Maps
An ichthyocentaur (parts human, horse and fish) plays a viol on a map of...
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Sea Monsters of an Early Atlas
Jonah is cast overboard to a sea monster in an image from the earliest known atlas,...
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Archaeological Site Map of Hare Harbor
The Arctic Studies Center's excavation site map of Hare Harbor maps some of the...
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Map of Early European Whaling Region
For over a decade scientists have been investigating an early European whaling site...
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Inside the Wave, Makena Beach, Maui
“While the shore-break at Makena Beach is notoriously dangerous and powerful, it...
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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA
“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...
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