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| The
Legendary Island of Brazil |
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Sometimes
referred to as 'Brasil', Hy-Brasil', or 'O'Brasil' this island was mentioned
in various early Irish literature. The island was 'known' to Bristol seamen
before 1497 and can be found on charts and maps until 1850 when, on the
British Admiralty chart it was depicted as 'Brasil Rock'. |
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| The
island of Brasil near to the coast of Ireland from the Mercator Atlas
of 1595 |
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| Bibliography: |
| 'Lost
Islands', Henry Stommel, Universty of British Columbia Press, 1984 |
| 'Phantom
Islands of the Atlantic', Donald S. Johnson, Avon Books, 1994 |
| 'Legendary
Islands of the Ocean Sea', Robert H. Fuson, Pinapple Press Inc., 1995 |
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