Atlas of Dream Lands

Dominique Lanni, Karin Doering-Froger

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Schiffer Publications
01 April 2023

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Historical maps & atlases

Series: Atlas Series

"A keepsake collection of maps depicting legendary and real places for the lover of literature, history, and cartography.

This exploration of the ""Mythical Elsewhere"" explores a wide array of places, from the well known to the obscure, through the eyes of historians, explorers, conquerors, and writers across the ages. Lose yourself in the past as you travel to such destinations as Troy, the Mughal Empire, the Congo, the river Nile, El Dorado, and many more across the globe:

Europe: Candia, Kythira, Ogygia, Troy

Asia: Cathay, Cipangu, Colchis, the Mughal Empire, Golconda, Kafiristan, the Land of the Cimmerians, Taprobana, Tartary

Africa: Barbary Coas, Cape Bojador, Congo, Meroë,

Mutapa, the Land of the Mangbetu, Prester John's Kingdom, the Kingdom of Saba', the Source of the River Nile, the Lands of Good Hope

The Americas: Araucanía, Cibola, El Dorado, the Land of the Amazons, Tierra del Fuego

Southern Lands: New Cythera, Terra Australis the Edge of the World: the Isles of the Blessed, the Garden of the Hesperides, Lemuria, Thule

Accompanied by this unique atlas and the great explorers of antiquity and Renaissance as well as poets, scholars, and novelists of all eras, readers will embark on a poetic exploration of the world. Let such greats as Herodotus, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and Heinrich Schliemann be your guide on this journey to dreamlike places that are sometimes imagined and imaginary but, to those who believe, always ""perfectly real."" It's a trip you will never forget.

AUTHOR: Ethnologist and anthropologist Dominique Lanni holds a PhD in French language and literature from the Sorbonne in Paris. He is a lecturer at the University of Malta, specialising in the representations of otherness in the classical era.

Karin Doering-Froger is an illustrator who puts her passion for art into practice by fostering talented young artists.

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A book for lovers of maps, literature, imaginary places, and real places that have become legendary over time .

Features detailed maps of each place, accompanied by researched texts describing its place in history or literature

53 illustrated maps"

By: Dominique Lanni
Illustrated by: Karin Doering-Froger
Imprint: Schiffer Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780764365942
ISBN 10: 0764365940
Series: Atlas Series
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Ethnologist and anthropologist Dominique Lanni holds a PhD in French language and literature from the Sorbonne in Paris. He is a lecturer at the University of Malta, specializing in the representations of otherness in the classical era. Karin Doering-Froger is an illustrator who puts her passion for art into practice by fostering talented young artists.