The Origin of the Name Antillia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4713285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G R Crone (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1938 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 260 |
| Publication date | 1938-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1787546 |
| OpenAlex | W2328978460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
THE island of Antillia which appears upon charts of the fifteenth century has been the subject of much speculation and interest to writers upon the history of exploration. The island is generally shown in rectangular form in the western sea, approximately in the latitude of Lisbon. Some writers have deduced from its position that it represents a pre-Columbian know? ledge of the American continent. The meaning and derivation of the word have also given rise to conjecture, and various far-fetched explanations have been advanced. A. von Humboldt concluded that it was derived from the
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |