Maps

I've been intrigued by the concept and execution of monsters on ancient maps—charting what's fearful to us, the unknown, which yet has its own lure and an at least aesthetic charm.


image: w:Carta marina, a wallmap of Scandinavia, by w:Olaus Magnus. A part of entire map showing part of Norwegian coast. Legendary whirl of water has caught a ship and monsters attacks other ships. James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota