Citation: Frazer, W. 1879 On Hy Brasil, a traditional island off the west coast of Ireland, plotted in a MS. map, written by Sieur Tassin, Geographer Royal to Louis XIII. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 2: 173-176
Number of Pages: 4
Volume Part: 2
Keywords: Europe, Galway, Geomorphology, History, Marine, Oceanography
Abstract: This paper discusses a mid-seventeenth century map of Northern European waters, which depicts an island at the Porcupine Bank off Co. Galway. Rockall Island is also shown, as two islands. Coastal inundation is discussed in general.