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Episode Notes for
The Key to the Legend
of the Map Monsters

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Join us for a fascinating look at the mysterious sea monsters that decorated medieval maps. We talk with Chet Van Duzer about his recent book Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, which brings to light the remarkable sources behind the strange looking creatures which populate the seas of these beautiful old documents.

Chet Van Duzer is a writer and researcher and is currently an Invited Research Scholar at the John Carter Brown Library in Rhode Island. He has published extensively on medieval maps.

Mentioned in this episode

• Darren Naish shares some real information about
  Megalodon and the upcoming book Cryptozoologicon.
• Dragon*Con Star Party 2013
• Map images from Van Duzer’s Book

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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