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OCTOBER 2024 The recent cyber attack on the Internet Archive is deplorable and can be reasonably compared with the repeated burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. I have used the Wayback Machine extensively, but, until the full extent of the permanent damage is clear, I am unable to assess its effect on Atlantipedia. At […]Read More »
Joining The Dots
I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
Münster, Sebastian *
Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) was a German Franciscan priest and important cartographer who
was the first, in 1540, to show the two Americas joined to each other but unconnected to any other landmass(d). Under the word ‘Orbis’ in South America is written “Insula Atlantica” which simply means ‘Island of Atlantic’, but is claimed by some(a) to mean ‘Atlantis Island’! Among supporters of this interpretation is Jim Allen(b), the leading proponent of ‘Atlantis in Bolivia’ theory and others, such as Dieter Groben, who seek to capitalise on his theory.(c)
(a) https://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/IAM-020503
(b) https://web.archive.org/web/20200306064759/http://www.atlantisbolivia.org/atlantisboliviapart3.htm
(c) https://web.archive.org/web/20191019101302/http:/groben-turismo.com/en/atlantis-en.html & https://atlantipedia.ie/samples/archive-3469/ *
(d) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_America_by_Sebastian_Munster.JPG
