Return to my Book Review pages
Go to my home page

Phantom Islands of the Atlantic - by Donald S. Johnson

Book Review, © Copyright 1998, Jim Loy

Numerous islands have appeared on maps of the Atlantic Ocean, and then disappeared when later maps were published. This delightful book tells the stories of some of these islands:

1. The Isle Of Demons, upon which Margerite de la Roche spent over two years before being rescued.
2. Frisland, a large island with a king and numerous towns, sometimes south of Iceland, sometimes south of Greenland, sometimes in between.
3. Buss Island, sometimes small, sometimes large, east or west of Frisland.
4. Antillia, the Isle of Seven Cities, just West of Spain.
5. Hy-Brazil, circular with a river through it, just West of Ireland.

And then, there are two chapters about two religious stories which were related to islands. One of them is the voyage of Saint Brendan, an Odysey-like story, inspired people to identify the islands upon which miracles occurred.

These islands were on maps for hundreds of years, but never existed.

To order this book, click Amazon.com (goes directly to this book). This book is also available in hardcover.

Return to my Book Review pages
Go to my home page