The Key to the Legend of the Map Monsters

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History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2013

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Join us for a fascinating look at the mysterious sea monsters that decorated medieval maps. We talk with Chet Van Duzer about his recent book Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, which brings to light the remarkable sources behind the strange looking creatures which populate the seas of these beautiful old documents. Chet Van Duzer is a writer and researcher and is currently an Invited Research Scholar at the John Carter Brown Library in Rhode Island. He has published extensively on medieval maps. READ episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.0	Hundreds of years ago, long before Google Maps,
1:08.0	it was common to see maps adorned with fantastic creatures and mythical monsters.
1:12.0	But over time, that practice died out.
1:14.8	If you're like me you probably thought those creatures were doodles to fill in the
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