ANCIENT ITALY

Abraham Ortelius, in Parergon, Antwerp, 1595 Osher Collection, University of Southern Maine This map depicts the entire peninsula of ancient...

Featured Website: Cryptomundo

We welcome you! Cryptomundo is a place to enjoy the adventures, treks, theories, and wisdom of some of the most respected leaders in the fie...

Shambhala

A hidden holy place in Buddhist mythology, associated with a future Messiah. The name means “quietude.” Shambhala figures in the Lamaist...

Australian Giant Monitor

AUSTRALIAN GIANT MONITOR seen in 1979 by herpetologist Frank Gordon in the Wattagan Mountains, New South Wales. (William M. Rebsamen/Fortean...

ANCIENT TUSCANY

Abraham Ortelius, in Parergon, Antwerp, 1595 Osher Collection, University of Southern Maine This map depicts the central Italian region of E...

BOOK: TRAVELS IN THE NETHERWORLD

Description In Travels in the Netherworld , Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature ...

THE BAUCHE MAP OF 1737

The Bauche map (1754) shows the Antarctic continent without ice, divided into two great islands, a fact not re-established until 1958.... ...