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Subject:
sea monsters, whales, and the Carta Marina
From:
Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
Date:
Sun, 22 Jul 2018 07:50:50 -0400
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See: "Ancient Romans Hunted ‘Sea Monsters.’ Were They Whales?" 
(https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/science/ancient-romans-whales.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Ftrilobites). 
The article provides evidence (not definitive) for a whaling industry in 
ancient Rome. It also suggests that some of the sea monsters seen on the 
1539 Carta Marina depict whales.

        Joel Kovarsky

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