Antillia (Second Isle of Seven Cities) – Northern Variant
Antilia Septem Civitatum north · Seven Cities north phantom
Portolan phantom (1435–1492)·Genoese–Portuguese cartography·🇵🇹 Atlantic, Antillia north phantom, Portugal
About
About Antillia (Second Isle of Seven Cities) – Northern Variant
A northern Antillia (38°N 35°W, 38.0°N -35.0°E) appears on Beccario 1435 and Weimar 1424 charts as a 150 km rectangular phantom north of the classic 33°N Antillia, showing the Seven Cities island migrating northward on successive copies. This northern variant at 38°N 35°W is 600 km north of the Azores plateau and sits on abyssal 4000 m plain with no bank – pure longitudinal stretch error where Antillia's 150 km island was mis-copied northward as discovery longitude improved. The double Antillia proves phantom crawling where one island became two entries.
Why it mattersClassical phantom crawling case; northern Antillia anchors Antillia migration and 1492 disproof narrative.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Whether Beccario intentionally moved Antillia to match new Azores latitude
Theories
- 01Beccario shifted Antillia north to match improved Azores latitude from Portuguese 1431 discovery
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 1435 Beccario draws northern Antillia
- Period
- Portolan phantom (1435–1492)
- Culture
- Genoese–Portuguese cartography
- Purpose
- Phantom crawling – longitude correction error
- Abandoned
- 1492 Columbus voyage disproves northern variant
- Rediscovered
- 1940 Almagià Beccario
- Excavation
- Not applicable
1424
Pizzigano draws Antillia at 33°N rectangular
1435
Beccario duplicates Antillia north at 38°N
On the ground
Structures & features
38.0000° N · 35.0000° W · 0 m · 3 mapped features
Northern Antillia Rectangle
island150 km rectangular phantom at 38°N 35°W at Antillia (Second Isle of Seven Cities) – Northern Variant
38.0000° N · 35.0000° WSouthern Antillia Parent
island150 km island at 33°N 31°W – source phantom at Antillia (Second Isle of Seven Cities) – Northern Variant
33.0000° N · 31.0000° WAbyssal Plain Floor
harbour4000 m plain at 38°N 35°W at Antillia (Second Isle of Seven Cities) – Northern Variant
38.0000° N · 35.0000° W