Rauli Häyrynen 狼May 16, 2025

Black Octopus is still stretching its tentacles. I haven't seen this map from 1904 before.

Full size image and a description of the map at https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293791

#Russia #historicalMap #map #BlackOctopus

A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia

Digitized content from the collections of Cornell University Library

AutisticMumTo3 She/herJul 23, 2023

Lego legacy: The 26-year mystery of fantasy worlds lost at sea | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lego-lost-sea-ocean-ship-spill-cornwall-b2379807.html

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#Denmark
#StormWave1977
#Netherlands
#Cornwall
#Dragons
#Octopus
#BlackOctopus
#BeachCombing

Lego legacy: The 26-year mystery of fantasy worlds lost at sea

The world’s oceans still hide the secret of millions of pieces – and one woman’s fascination with the miniatures became a global award-winning project that’s inspired a book and a film, writes Jane Dalton

The Independent