Carta Marina was the first largely accurate map of the Northern Countries, completed by the Swedish historian Olaus Magnus in 1539. Ann Fisher-Wirth has taken her inspiration from this map--complete with its lions, sea monsters, and warriors--for her poem in three parts--Olaus Magnus' Carta Marina, The Coming of Winter, and Les Tres Riches Neures.
Carta Marina by Ann Fisher-Wirth
Carta Marina by Ann Fisher-Wirth
Carta Marina by Ann Fisher-Wirth
Carta Marina was the first largely accurate map of the Northern Countries, completed by the Swedish historian Olaus Magnus in 1539. Ann Fisher-Wirth has taken her inspiration from this map--complete with its lions, sea monsters, and warriors--for her poem in three parts--Olaus Magnus' Carta Marina, The Coming of Winter, and Les Tres Riches Neures.