The Map Myth of Bermeja Island
Bermeja Island was mapped for hundred of years by cartographers off the coast of Mexico yet no evidence has been found to prove its existence.
Bermeja Island was mapped for hundred of years by cartographers off the coast of Mexico yet no evidence has been found to prove its existence.
A common myth is that ‘Hic Sunt Dracones’ (here be dragons) was used frequently on maps throughout history.
Well into the 17th and 18th centuries, cartographers created maps of the region showing California separated from the mainland by a strait.
In this book, Dirk Liesener provides the life-stories of islands, some thirty of them, which though thought to exist in some cases for many centuries turned out to either not be an island or to have never existed to start with.Â
Sandy Island near Australia has long appeared on maps even though it doesn’t exist.