Sea monsters : a voyage around the world's most beguiling map / Joseph Nigg.
| Author/creator | Nigg, Joe author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013. |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Invitation to a voyage. Olaus Magnus ; Olaus Magnus's Carta marina ; Sebastian Münster's Monstra marina & terrestria ; Abraham Ortelius's Islandia ; Mythical ancestry ; Natural history inheritance -- The voyage. The vast ocean ; The rockas ; The sea worm ; The duck tree ; The polypus ; Balena & Orca ; The sea swine ; The sea unicorn ; The prister ; The ziphius ; The sea cow ; A sea rhinocerous ; Spermaceti ; A beached whale ; More pristers ; The island whale ; The sea serpent ; Caribdis ; Another prister ; A sea creature ; A rosmarus ; The kraken ; Landfall -- Appendices. Carta marina full key ; Glossary of sea monster counterparts ; Timeline. |
| General note | Map on inside of dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013019833 |
| ISBN | 9780226925165 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0226925161 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GA951 .O53 N54 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |