The Un-Discovered Islands
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In The Un-Discovered Islands, critically acclaimed author Malachy Tallack takes the reader on fascinating adventures to the mysterious and forgotten corners of the map. Be prepared to be captivated by the astounding tales of two dozen islands once believed to be real but no longer on the map. These are the products of the imagination, deception, and human error: an archipelago of ex-islands and forgotten lands. From the well-known story of Atlantis and the mysteries of frozen Thule to more obscure tales from around the globe, and from ancient history right up to the present day, this is an atlas of legend and wonder, with glorious illustrations by Katie Scott.
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MALACHY TALLACK has written for the New Statesman, the Guardian, Caught by the River, and many other publications, online and print. He won a New Writers' Award from Scottish Book Trust in 2014, and the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in 2015. He is from Shetland, and currently lives in Glasgow. Malachy is the author of Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home and The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes. KATIE SCOTT is the illustrator of Botanicum, and of the best-selling Animalium, which was chosen as the Sunday Times Children's Book of the Year, 2014. She studied illustration at the University of Brighton and is inspired by the elaborate paintings of Ernst Haeckel.
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CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Islands of Life and Death
i. The Isles of the Blessed
ii. Kibu
iii. Hawaiki
iv. Hufaidh
2. Setting Out
i. Thule
ii. Fusang
iii. St Brendan's Island
iv. The Island of Seven Cities
3. The Age of Exploration
i. Hy Brasil
ii. Frisland
iii. Davis Land
iv. The Auroras
4. Sunken Lands
i. Atlantis
ii. The Island of Buss
iii. Sarah Ann Island
iv. Lemuria or Kumari Kandam
5. Fraudulent Islands
i. Isle Phelipeaux
ii. Javasu
iii. Onaseuse
iv. Crocker Land
6. Recent Un-Discoveries
i. Los Jardines
ii. Terra Nova Islands
iii. Bermeja
iv. Sandy Island
Other Un-Discovered Islands
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