Here Be Dragons: The Sea Monsters of Old Charts

Olaus Magnus's Carta Marina and the monstrous margins of the portolan age — what the sea serpents, giants and whales on the charts were drawn from, and why they vanished.

Playlist by @age_of_charts

7 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Sea Monsters on Medieval & Renaissance Maps — Library of Congress
2. Exploring The Bizarre Sea Monsters of Medieval Maps | Carta Marina — Lorekeeper
3. The Sea Monsters On Old Maps Were Real — And We Know Where They Went — Expedition³
4. Why Were Old Maps Full Of Sea Monsters? — Exploriamo
5. Why Medieval Maps Were Covered in Monsters | The Real History — Skadoosh Time
6. Did Medieval Maps Actually Say “Here Be Dragons”? — Today I Found Out
7. Why are there Giants in South America on Old Maps? — Geography Geek