";s:4:"text";s:3303:" Atlantis The island of Atlantis, as depicted in an engraving in Athanasius Kircher's Mundus Subterraneus (1664; “Subterranean World”). Despite all of the retelling of it, his account is considered to be fairly accurate. Dec 15, 2013 12:16:35 GMT -7 . In 1803 he published a book on the subject in which he included his hypothetical map of Atlantis, undoubtedly the best map on this evanescent subject. They alternated water and land. ... the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Heracles as far as Egypt, and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia. There's a mention of "Atlantae" on Pomponius Mela's map. The Legend of Atlantis Map. wildcard Freshman Member. However this isn't Plato's Atlantis, since it is referring to the African Atlantioi described by Diodorus Siculus. Plato’s account of Atlantis was from the Egyptians, that was told by Solon to Plato’s grandfather and so on. 24 likes. Quote. This strait is the Lombok Strait (Selat Lombok), between the islands of Bali and Lombok, as can be seen in the map of the region just linked. Select Post; Deselect Post; Link to Post; Member. Athanasius Kircher's Map of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean (1669) There’s tons of info circulating on what Atlantis actually was. ― Plato, Timaeus/Critias. The island nation was alleged to be an imperial superpower in the ancient world, possessing over 10,000 chariots and a large number of bulls and elephants. This map, based on Egyptian maps, is oriented with the south at the top (note the compass arrow pointing down), so America and the Atlantic Ocean lie to the right of Africa and Spain. This is Plato’s story of Atlantis. Posts: 2 .