When studying mental maps- which are influenced and produced from personal perceptions and experiences- I came across this antique map, the "Carta Marina" produced in 1539. There are seemingly fictitious sea creatures lurking in the ocean, as well as many other details on land and sea. It appears to illustrate a type of mental mapping. However, it is possible that the locations of the "perceptions" of sea monsters, actually correlate to sea currents and eddies that could pose a danger to ships, according to a British article on 04/05/2004. How purposeful the placement of the sea monsters was, is not certain. Could it be a "coinci-mental" map?
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