Kircher, Athanasius. Tabula Geographico-Hydrographica Motus Oceani, Currentes, Abyssos, Montes Ignivomos. Amsterdam, 1665. Country_United States he managed to escape and

he managed to escape and eventually became a thriving member of an Italian community of artists

which offered an alternative route to the Pacific than the Straits of Magellan

His images of grandeur only added to America's fascination with the mythic West and the spirit of adventure and discovery that it represented

The myth of California as an island was most likely the result of the travel account of Sebastian Vizcaino

Kircher, Athanasius. Tabula Geographico-Hydrographica Motus Oceani, Currentes, Abyssos, Montes Ignivomos. Amsterdam, 1665. Country_United States he managed to escape andAthanasius Kircher Tabula Geographico Hydrographica Motus Oceani, Currentes, Abyssos, Montes Ignivomos Amsterdam, 1665 14 1 2" x 22 1 2"