The Mysterious Land That Kept the World From Tipping Over (Terra Australis Pt. 1)

You’ve probably seen old maps showing a giant landmass in the Southern Hemisphere. This may sound a little ridiculous that I’m even bringing this up. I mean it’s obviously Antarctica. Or at least a mistaken merge of Antarctica and Australia….right? This land has held a few different names it’s history, but it’s most commonly known as Terra Australis, which is Latin for South Land or Land of the South. Social Media ------------------------ Map Shop - Twitter - Instagram - Facebook - TikTok - Discord - Patreon - Email Newsletter - Internet Sources ------------ Book Sources ------------------ “Meteorology” - Aristotle “The Fourth Part of the World” - Toby Lester “Over the Edge of the World” - Laurence Bergreen “The Phantom Atlas” - Edward Brooke-Hitching “Antipodes: In Search of the Southern Continent” - Avan Judd Stallard Sources ------------------ Ortelius First Atlas 1570 - Oronce Fine 1531 World Map - Ancient World Atlas Map - Sponsor -