Frisland, also called Frischlant, Friesland, Frislanda, Frislandia, or Fixland, is a phantom island that appeared on virtually all of the maps of the North Atlantic from the 1560s through the …

Oct 28, 2019 · It refers to the phantom island Frisland which was commonly shown on maps of the North Atlantic Ocean during the 16 th and 17 th centuries. Frisland never existed, however, …

Friesland (/ ˈ f r iː z l ə n d / FREEZ-lənd; Dutch: [ˈfrislɑnt] ⓘ; official West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔ̃ːn] ⓘ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (/ ˈ f r iː ʒ ə /), named after the …

Jul 23, 2010 · In the 14 th century, Venetian brothers Nicolo and Antonio Zeno sailed west on the Northern Atlantic, discovering places they called Frisland and Icaria (two islands near …

Jan 11, 2012 · In 1380 (correctly 1390) Frisland was large enough to support towns, agriculture, and a ruler named Zichmni who was powerful enough to conquer neighbouring islands. By …

The island of Frisland was a fixture on maps showing the North Atlantic for the next century. It lies between Greenland and Iceland on Cornelis Wytfliet’s Estotilandia et Laboratoris Terra (1597), …

Jun 19, 2024 · Despite its mixture of fact and fiction, Nicolò Zeno’s map is fascinating. It shows Greenland and Iceland, the Scandinavian peninsula and a large fantastic island in the middle …

Dec 4, 2017 · A detail of the fictional Frisland, from a 1623 map of the North Pole. Public Domain. In 1558, a Venetian named Nicolò Zeno invented an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The …

Sep 5, 2012 · Frisland is the name given to one of the legendary islands of the North Atlantic, ‘located’ just south of Iceland. The story goes that it was discovered around 1380 by the …

Le Frisland (aussi appelé Frischlant, Friesland, Freezeland, Frislandia ou Fixland) est une île fantôme qui figure sur presque toutes les cartes de l'Atlantique nord entre les années 1560 et …