The Californian Insular Myth: Follow the Blue Seashells (Adapted from the work of Annick Foucrier)
Monday, December 19, 2016 2:42
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(Note: GeoCurrrents is concerned with all things connected to mapping, including the history of cartography. One particularly interesting and rather mysterious feature of world mapping in the early modern period was the persistent depiction of California as an island. This portrayal is so distinctive is that it has captured the attention of many historians, geographers, and map aficionados. In 2012, …
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