Helen Keller -
Her Socialist Years. Writings and Speeches
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Wednesday, 30 April 2025
quote [ Many of the illustrations on Rev.Fr. Magnus’ map tell short stories within the singular story that the map tells about the Scandinvain world. For example, in figure 9 we are shown a grand ship moored on a whale, which is depicted with tusks and a boar-like face and body. Two sailors cook on an open fire on the whale’s back. The whale seems unhappy with this, its eyes are reddened and its body is shown in movement through the swirling lines of water around its form. ]
Interesting text about monsters, science and mythology. Pictured is the whale in question.
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mechanical contrivance said @ 7:08pm GMT on 30th Apr
I don't think I would be confident about publishing a drawing I'd made of an animal I'd never seen.
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Paracetamol said @ 7:52pm GMT on 30th Apr
it's a cultural thing .. I haven't read everything of it, but:
His images of animals on land were drawn from life, whilst the sea creatures were subject to imagination but inspired by real accounts.[85] For example, Rev.Fr. Magnus likely made up some of his own monstrous creations, as was common for map makers from this period. |
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mechanical contrivance said @ 12:13am GMT on 1st May
I guess it didn't matter since no one else had seen one, either. No one could prove you wrong.
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