Sea Monsters on Medieval & Renaissance Maps

From dragons and serpents to many-armed beasts that preyed on ships and sailors alike, sea monsters have terrified mariners across all ages and cultures and have become the subject of many tall tales from the sea. Accounts of these creatures have also inspired cartographers and mapmakers, many of whom began decorating their maps with them to indicate unexplored areas or areas about which little was known. 

In Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, Chet Van Duzer analyzes the most important examples of sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps produced in Europe.  A beautifully designed visual reference work that sheds important light on the sources, influences, and methods of the cartographers who drew or painted them.      

144 pages / 8" x 9" / paperback