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Re: Original Mysterious Island Map

From: Dejan Ristanovic <dejanr~at~sezam.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:33:57 +0100
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

>> The original map is reproduced in:
>> Verne, Jules. L'Île mystérieuse dessinée par Jules Verne. Ed.
>> <http://www.english.ufl.edu/~tharpold/images/600-699/672.jpg>

Verne probably made the draft of the map before writing the novel, giving
names to certain parts of the island. He probably frequently looked at the
map in the process writing, and even made a mistake. Take a look at Part I /
Chapter XXI:

>> ... Aprs avoir tourné la pointe de l'épave, les colons...

However, 'la pointe de l'épave' was not named until Part II/Chapter II -
settlers found a wreck there and thus named it...

Also, mentioning Number 8 on the list is a kind of a spoiler... If I can see
it correctly, Number 8 on the original French map reads "Crypte Dakkar". A
translator to Serbian was kind-of-compassionate and translated it to
Podzemna pećina, Underground cave.

Best wishes, Dejan
Received on Wed 27 Feb 2008 - 05:34:33 IST

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