The Phantom of Frisland: Cartography's Great Disappearing Act
For centuries, maps included a large island near Greenland called Frisland—then it vanished. Was it a mistake, a myth, or a deliberate erasure? Join host Silas Gray as he journeys to the frigid North Atlantic to explore the Zeno Map, the cartographic consensus of the 16th century, and the geopolitical motives behind the disappearance of a continent-sized landmass. In this cinematic Cold Logic investigation, we challenge the official narrative and ask what secrets were so powerful they had to be erased from the map.Frisland #PhantomIslands #GreenlandMystery #AncientMaps #ColdLogicPodcast #HistoricalMysteries #CartographySecrets #VanishedLands #ErasedHistory #ExplorationAge #ZenoMap #Mercator #LostCivilizations #SuppressedHistory #GeopoliticalSecrets #ConspiracyTheories #Unexplained #MapLegends #NorthAtlanticMysteries #MaritimeHistory Sources and ReferencesZeno Map (1558) Mercator World Map (1569) Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570) Blaeu Atlas (17th Century) British Admiralty Archives Royal Geographical Society Proceedings Smithsonian: Phantom Islands Database National Maritime Museum
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For centuries, maps included a large island near Greenland called Frisland—then it vanished. Was it a mistake, a myth, or a deliberate erasure? Join host Silas Gray as he journeys to the frigid North Atlantic to explore the Zeno Map, the cartographic consensus of the 16th century, and the geopolitical motives behind the disappearance of a continent-sized landmass. In this cinematic Cold Logic investigation, we challenge the official narrative and ask what secrets were so powerful they had to be ...