The Un-Discovered Islands

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MALACHY TALLACK has written for the New Statesman, the Guardian, Caught by the River, and many other publications, online and print. He won a New Writers' Award from Scottish Book Trust in 2014, and the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in 2015. He is from Shetland, and currently lives in Glasgow. Malachy is the author of Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home and The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes.

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In The Un-Discovered Islands, critically acclaimed author Malachy Tallack takes the reader on fascinating adventures to the mysterious and forgotten corners of the map.

Be prepared to be captivated by the astounding tales of two dozen islands once believed to be real but no longer on the map. These are the products of the imagination, deception, and human error: an archipelago of ex-islands and forgotten lands. From the well-known story of Atlantis and the mysteries of frozen Thule to more obscure tales from around the globe, and from ancient history right up to the present day, this is an atlas of legend and wonder, with glorious illustrations by Katie Scott.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Islands of Life and Death
   i. The Isles of the Blessed
   ii. Kibu
   iii. Hawaiki
   iv. Hufaidh

2. Setting Out
   i. Thule
   ii. Fusang
   iii. St Brendan s Island
   iv. The Island of Seven Cities

3. The Age of Exploration
   i. Hy Brasil
   ii. Frisland
   iii. Davis Land
   iv. The Auroras

4. Sunken Lands
   i. Atlantis
   ii. The Island of Buss
   iii. Sarah Ann Island
   iv. Lemuria or Kumari Kandam

5. Fraudulent Islands
   i. Isle Phelipeaux
   ii. Javasu
   iii. Onaseuse
   iv. Crocker Land

6. Recent Un-Discoveries
   i. Los Jardines
   ii. Terra Nova Islands
   iii. Bermeja
   iv. Sandy Island

Other Un-Discovered Islands
References
Further Reading