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# In 1539 the Swedish cartographer Olaus Magnus peopled his Carta Marina of Northern Europe with fantastical beasts
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/shvedskii-kartograf-olaf-magnus-v-1539-godu-naselil-svoiu-carta-marina-severnoi-evropy-fantasticheskimi-tvariami/
- Published: 2024-06-09T12:33:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:33.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Geography, Maps, Observations, Nature

In 1539 the Swedish cartographer Olaus Magnus peopled his Carta Marina of Northern Europe with fantastical beasts. Had the map been drawn in our own day, in place of sea serpents it would have featured garbage patches, oil slicks and offshore platforms

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