I'm not sure that I would ever step foot onto a boat if I was likely to encounter any of these beasts on the high seas!
These are all from the extraordinary Molyneux Globe. It's the first terrestrial globe made in this country and is the handiwork of Emery Molyneux [d1598]. It perfectly captures the Elizabethan understanding of the world at this time. Nowadays it lives in Petworth House which is under the care of the National Trust.
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The sea monsters and the puffing faces of the four winds are always my favourite bits on old maps. I can still spin my globe cocktail bar around years after acquiring it and see something new. xxx
ReplyDeleteI've always been curious about the creatures used to mark the oceans on maps. Who created them. What is their purpose? To warn? To discourage would be explorers? To make glorify said explorers?
ReplyDeleteYou and me both! I can't recall seeing that globe when I visited Petworth House many years ago, but how utterly fascinating! xxx
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