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The legendary island near Ireland first appears on maps around 1330. Meanwhile, the earliest mention of Brasil Island in the ...
Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors or cartographers; sometimes they can be traced back to folklore or legends ...
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