UNDISCOVERED ISLANDS: An Archipelago of Myths

Gathered in this book is a whole archipelago of undiscovered islands, grouped into six sections - Mythical Places Confined to Stories, Islands Found by Early Travellers in the Atlantic and Pacific when few people knew the world beyond their own shores, the Age of Exploration, Sunken Islands thought to have been submerged, and Fraudulent Islands invented by hoaxers and liars. The sixth and final group are recent un-discoveries made during the 20th and 21st centuries. Each of these places has its own story and none is alike. Some have helped to shape entire cultures while others have been barely noticed. All reflect in some ways the values of their age, and all have enriched the geography of the mind. This glamorous book seeks to celebrate and commemorate these undiscovered islands and through them tell the story of how man has created our image of the world. Their names include the Isles of the Blessed, Kibu, Hawaiki, St Brendan's Isle, the Island of Seven Cities, Hy Brasil, Davisland, the Auroras, Atlantis, Sarah Ann Island, Javasu, Crockerland and Los Jardines among them. Wondrous stories and equally wondrous colour decorations of whales and serpents and fruit and skulls and palm trees as we traverse these mysterious lands. 144 large pages, colour.