here be dragons

     

"Here be ragons" is a phrase used by cartographers to denote dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of the infrequent medieval practice of putting sea serpents and other mythological creatures in blank areas of maps.

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  • The circa 1510 Hunt-Lenox globe bears the Latin inscription "hc svnt dracones" which translates to this 3-word phrase

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