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map of 1793 with Brendan's Island to the west of the Canaries

map of west Africa and the Atlantic with Brendan's Island
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    This map from the late 18th century has an island west of the Canary Islands and notes that  "some authors place in this region the fabled Isle of St. Brendan (Isle de St. Borondon). 

     

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