Finntopia Figures & Tables

Figure 1.1: Caption: Notes and sources: Finland and its surrounds on an Azimuth Map projection, made using the website http://fldx.org/site/azimuth-map.php and redrawn by Ailsa Allen. The sea monsters are taken from a map of Iceland that appeared in the atlas Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm (Theatre of the World), drawn by Abraham Ortelius and published in 1592. Many of the mythical creatures were derived from actual sightings. The Ziphius, described as “a horrible sea monster that swallows a black seal in one bite” was probably an Orca. For the illustrations see: https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/toronto-exhibition-celebrates-maps-works-art

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