The Canadian Island with Demons on Old Maps

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[@giovanniverrazano8566]

Fascinating mythical island! There is an entire book in French about this island. It is called L'île aux Démons by map curator Alban Berson. It was released recently in Canada. Having access to primary French sources (especially Thevet's work), the author offers the most complete and compelling explanation for the mythical Island.

[@GeographyGeek]

Hey it's Verrazano! lol. Wow, it looks like it was just released a few weeks ago. It may have been a tough read for me though. The language barrier is always an issue when researching for my videos, unfortunately.

[@giovanniverrazano8566]

​@@GeographyGeek You are doing a great job nonetheless! Your channel is very informative and fun to watch. According to the book, Thevet has never been to Canada and probably never met with Marguerite de La Roque like he claims to. At the end of his life, he wrote a never-published manuscript about islands around the world (now held by the French National Library) in which he explains that there were no real demons on the island and that Marguerite who was traumatized after being abandoned was just having visions. Thevet is a peculiar character. Being the Cosmographer to the king of France, he had access to a tremendous amount of geographical information at the time. But he also had an uncontrollable imagination and loved fame. It is really hard to separate the wheat from the chaff in his books.

[@ruthanneseven]

@@giovanniverrazano8566 Thanks for the colorful added information! ☺

[@stuartminkus4318]

@@GeographyGeek What are some of your favorite books?

[@GeographyGeek]

@@stuartminkus4318 Anything exploration / adventure related. Undaunted Courage by Stephen Abrose which is about the Lewis & Clark expedition is probably my favorite.

[@The_Newfoundland_Dragon]

I am from Newfoundland, this was particularly cool for me.

[@coded3604]

Fellow Newfie!!

[@crowsnest1510]

Your profile picture kind of reminds me of something

[@spddiesel]

2:48 For future reference, the Italian name Giacomo is pronounced "Jock-uh-mo" i.e. Giacomo Casanova. 👍

[@humblelad]

Several of these maps also feature a “S. Brandain” island. Is this a reference to St. Brendan’s Island? That would be another interesting video, as this is an island told of in the Life of St Brendan that likewise was put on maps in the period. I’ve seen one where it was by the Canaries, but here they put it way out in the Atlantic near this isle of demons.

[@pinkiesue849]

Also they list Friesland, an island off Greenland, which since that time must have sunk

[@snazzy1995]

This is really cool I’ve never heard of this. Kind of reminds me of the island of Hybrasil off of Ireland.

[@sid7088]

The last shot, you placed it near the mouth of the St Lawrence but every map of it placed it more toward the entrance to Hudson Bay.

[@AGTheOSHAViolationsCounter]

I wouldn't worry too much about that that's just how the rest of Canada and France depict the Quebecois in older maps.😅

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

Margarette after having been rescued, being a woman of low virtue and having a penchant for sailors... immediately showed her gratitude to the Basque fisherman... at least thats the name she called it 🙂

[@elberno4243]

Those islands, are shaped exactly like Hybrazil 1:50

[@thehunzz]

2:30 Legit thought he said she was rescued by bass fishermen, not Basque fishermen.

[@markpimlott2879]

That's Deep...Trout!

[@ripwednesdayadams]

damn marguerite was a total badass despite heartbreaking circumstances. reminds me of ada blackjack. yet people still pretend that women are weak for some reason. it’s also crazy how accurate the maps were back then. they weren’t far off.

[@andrewk.7498]

Nobody ever said women were weak, femdom thinks that a biological woman has the capacity to make it in Marine Corps Force Recon. The only problem is 99% of biological women wouldn't make the cut without the requirements being severely softened. Not because sexism but because if you can't make it X number of miles with 100Ibs of gear unassisted at just shy of sprinting, you aren't eligible for Force Recon.

[@BigboiiTone]

As a gamer, it's very interesting to hear the tale of Margeuritte who was thrust into a survival situation but ended up surviving for a long time. Perhaps UW were being cute when they named one of their characters after her!

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

What game is UW?

[@BigboiiTone]

@@the_original_Bilb_Ono hello Bilb, thanks for replying. UW is Unknown Worlds, the studio most known for their "Subnautica" games, in which Margueritte is a major side character

[@gigastrike2]

As a gamer, I think living in a land of demons and surviving with a gun makes her the original doom slayer.

[@grim265]

That's just Newfoundland, demons still thrive here 🤣

[@coded3604]

Fr😅

[@chillnspace777]

Hey oo

[@realtalkz3930]

And look at what is at the North pole the same continent with a giant black rock at it's center multiple rivers flowing in and out of it, we see it on most maps from about 500 years ago these were based on sets of much older maps which were saved from the Great Library of Alexandria, now like this other island has disappeared how convienent

[@52975298]

Im interested in knowing more.. where can I find that map..

[@dguy0386]

this is actually really cool!

[@Celtokee]

The first hypothesis of the joining of the continents has also been attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh, who was a contemporary of Ortelius.

[@markbekkers]

5:53 I think the Gannet Islands seem to be a better candidate, with Golfo de Merofro being part of Groswater Bay and Rio de Tormenta being Tom Luscombe Brook

[@anthonycolbourne4206]

1:38 Isle of Seven Cities? How does that relate to "Sete Cidades" (Seven Cities) on the island of Sao Miguel of the Azores?

[@samanthasebastian5450]

I think you’ve do got a hang of what I’m gonna say 😂 ain’t like I say it all the time but ima say it again great video keep up the great work 😊

[@ericneiman5556]

They found skulls in Pennsylvania that had horns just like you would imagine a devil

[@ruthanneseven]

I love maps! This channel is such fun! Demons... 😂😂😂😂

[@carmenross7063]

I love maps too. All kinds.

[@Yezpahr]

3:02 Funny that Iceland is called Frieslant on that map, I live in the Netherlands in a province called Friesland. There's probably a huge etymological history buff who can explain that somewhere, but I'll just call it a coincidence for now. -edit: hm, it's not iceland actually, judging by the later version of the same map.

[@mtsixspeed]

I think that those old maps match up to modern Akpatok Island

[@stephanboud8664]

At the island's southern end there are remains of Dorset settlement. Akpatok Island is famous for its cannibalism - this practice ended around 1900 as the island's inhabitants moved to mainland Canada. Many human remains and skulls have been found.

[@markpimlott2879]

I only know it for its incredible cilffs and nesting sites for Ganets, Razorbills and other Arctic nesting seabirds. It's Ungava Bay as I recall. 🇨🇦

[@kickapootrackers7255]

Thankya kindly

[@NASTYVIDS]

3:03, what a pile of islands in the North Atlantic

[@brad4318]

I believe they are referencing Newfoundland, CANADA. The Vikings told stories about Newfoundland, and that’s where they encountered the “wretched people” which were native Americans. The natives sent the Vikings packing. Viking camps were found in northern Newfoundland, and the remains of the Vikings slaughtered were loaded full of arrows after they were dug up.

[@Trebelsi]

Natives sent them packing? Why are somany native politicians sinclairs? Lol Keep searching. Don't limit yourself

[@mathieumarquis296]

Très intéressant, je vais surement m’informer davantage sur le sujet.

[@desmondhughes9369]

the group of islands in the 1569 map look like the islands on the west coast of the northern peninsula of newfoundland and there is a marker on the largest of the islands

[@AlexanderWeurding]

Tartaria again. Can you please do a video on that. I have an old atlas from my grantfather also saying Tataria. What is the story about that? // Thanks for your great content!

[@dutchman7623]

Tartaria Magna! Named after a nation east (Siberia) and south (Crimea) of the Russ.

[@WhiteWolfSpirit]

It's also mentioned in biblical scripture as a prison for the fallen originally called tartar. How interesting old maps are to our modern bland contemporary versions.

[@realtalkz3930]

Tartaria is reference to the Tartarian Empire believed to be one of a set of Empires in Russia/Asia before the last great reset

[@theshamanarchist5441]

It was a tribal fiefdom of nomadic Turkic Barbarian raiders. Unfortunitely retarded truthers in the conspiranoid movement have turned it into an advanced worldwide civilization that used free energy devices and all kinds of far out fantasy technology. They claim there was a 'great reset' and the elites destroyed this 'advanced civilization' (a bunch of tent dwelling, hook nosed yak fookers - yeah right!) using techtonic weaponry to create 'mud floods' to bury it ha ha. Moral of the story; never go FULL retard! Lol

[@dutchman7623]

@@theshamanarchist5441 Retartardia?

[@Simon_Jakle__almost_real_name]

Since there is also some tale about an island called Bermeja that doesnt appear on “less old” maps, are there further Islands not appearing on more recent Maps? Or what about seemingly re-appearing ones like phantom island between Australia and New Caledonia? Or the ones on the listverse site “Top 10 Nonexistent Islands That Appeared On Maps”? How many such “cases” would there be? do those seeming Mandela effect like events support ideas like the one of Atlantis; also thaught by Solon, a teacher of Plato? Graham Hancock confirmed that Solon was accurate due to the matching of the numbers.

[@ruthanneseven]

Solon was Plato's uncle or great uncle. Point is, they were family rather than student-teacher.

[@jakesaunders8955]

Please don't quote hancock, who is a story teller, not a historian and makes his money solely off those stories as if what he says has not been heavily debunked

[@Simon_Jakle__almost_real_name]

@@jakesaunders8955 So since i have an own view of "story or history telling" of Graham Hancock, how did you achieve the conclusion that he would rather resemble an entertainer then sharing his knowledge in a lot of his content? Or am i simply seeing the truth in his value not even interacting with "his" enter-tain-ment as you might mention? I think a guy like him doesn't have to "invent" stories material. Did you have certain contact with him an d got a disappointment? But most tired youtube watchers might see him as "the missing entertainer" when he is clicked on for thinnening people's frustration, as an unasked server of internet slavery. Or would you explain the lacks or what that would be (or appear as) that solid-ifies your proposal not to "weighten" Hancock too heavy? I'm glad to have gathered a profound opinion on a lot of topics or people, even if i haven't met them in real life.

[@MrJp2323]

Sounds like your’e just regurgitating opinions you’ve heard from other people. There are multiple claims that he’s made that have been proven or brought closer to proven with new evidence and research into it.

[@Char-Wilkie]

The isle of demons is known as Belle Island today

[@starventure]

Satanazes is actually New Jersey.

[@Char-Wilkie]

@@starventure did you actually watch the video?? Probably didn’t watch the whole thing. Do your research look it up it’s actually Belle Island

[@starventure]

@@Char-Wilkie They never mentioned the Pizzigano map, though. Check it out and see for yourself.

[@Char-Wilkie]

@starventure I have done my research and I am telling you that the Isle of Demons is Belle Island in Canada

[@starventure]

@@Char-Wilkie Keep in mind, the Isle of Demons and Isla Satanazes are not necessarily the same thing.

[@VictorVictor-oq6dh]

It’s looks like South America has lost some of its land mass, on the west side, where Chile is

[@KHKH-os6kt]

Sounds like Nova Scotia to me, nothing has changed so it must be true.

[@derekknight9789]

Where is this island in CANADA?? What is it's name?

[@derekknight9789]

Quirpon Island? I dunno if this is accurate at all. Are you sure about this?

[@coded3604]

Newfoundland Canada

[@PureBlood42]

I guess Trudeau must have the lifespan of a vampire, apparently.

[@magicpyroninja]

I suppose it is possible if the island were small enough that you could destroy it. I mean all I have to do is blast enough of it down to slightly below sea level and then it's not an island anymore

[@TheFaithChurch14]

Adds up

[@Yatukih_001]

All the demons wanted to do was to ban Tik Tok. But then they realized - a new version of English had to be introduced, Tik Tok was centuries in the future and the demons went like ´hot damn, we need to possess a bunch of linguists´.

[@ronjohnstone1766]

Were are the grate lakes...?

[@jonathanbarnes3061]

Map study most palatable, never such a good rhyme or tale told so compellingly.

[@rlkosty81]

I miss the old days of youtube where there was no commercials and every KZbinr wasnt plugging for sponsors

[@reptalien_music]

Where have I heard the name Sebastian Cabot before?

[@pauldean1734]

I wonder if it's oak island???

[@mrpiccolo6949]

Marguerite abandonned on Quebec is worst then Demon Island, go through days of know it alls lol

[@captaincanada5139]

A Priest lied ??

[@True_Believer100]

Genesis 10:5 From these were *the islands of the Gentiles* divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their nations.

[@desmondhughes9369]

story a little off an the island is pronounced ( car poon ) many of ships have wrecked on it over the years

[@ashley3k]

Demons are everywhere

[@travisbrown6001]

What is that mass continents in the arctic with the 4 apparent rivers ? 😒 a Martian refugee camp?

[@bobknobbe3561]

fun fact this actually where Justin Trudeau's family is from. so i think this explains it all.

[@NichoIiCannotDie]

3:04 to 4:07 stupid square space ad

[@skinnydelegateofrhyme8637]

When I seen island of demons I thought it meant my home islands old name van diemands land 😆

[@1l175]

Its in reality the st-louis island in the saguenay opening

[@AlvaroGonzalez-wm7cr]

Island of devils? Kinda sounds like AOT

[@WeAreInfinite8]

Reminds me more of Japan's mythical Onigashima (Island of Ogres, or in Okami - Oni Island). Similarily to Canada's Isle of Demons, the Island of Ogres is connected to a real island known as Megijima.

[@sincerewyd2285]

Only sasquatch roam those lands.. well.. and humans..

[@WeAreInfinite8]

And many, many Gannets. Apparently they sound demonic. Factor in that their is often alot of mist surrounding the three islands thought to be the Isle of Demons (Quirpon, Fischot, Caribou) - and you've got a recipe for a scary island.

[@leaf6356]

yuhhhh let's go newfies

[@89volvowithlazers]

wait, go back to the woman giving birth alone on an island and surviving after losing everything ...... shooting a bear .wait what

[@jayjames9520]

Cheers

[@archeewaters]

great story. who knew

[@luisoliveira4963]

That’s just bears lol

[@marieguy576]

There were giants in those days before flood and after.

[@SongWhisperer]

2:44 - They look more like fins than they do wings, maybe underwater wings?

[@justincase4812]

Don't underestimate drunkenness and complacency.

[@mariogirard1221]

dont recognize these maps,they dont exist these islands

[@ronaldroemer2423]

It's family of Justin trudeau

[@whereswaldo5740]

Now it makes sense. Now we know where Trudeau came from. It’s there or Cuba.

[@threeten310]

is it Devon Island were they Stage the MARz Rover and wenEver they say they touched down on MARz

[@magicpyroninja]

I'm fairly certain that that woman's story is complete bulshit. She was abandoned on an island people there but they died but then the baby died too and then she had to use guns to fight animals. And where was she getting these guns and supplies and all that 😒

[@brotherlittlefoot2216]

The Catholic Church could not survive without demons and devils.

[@mustamuri]

✨👹✨ 👶👏

[@maximechevalier1923]

Demons .......lollll its english teritory

[@djgrom9542]

It's not "Geo Komo" - It's "Jock Amoh"

[@midori4352]

2 mins into the video and I cannot orient myself on the views of the maps shown because there is no American coastline shown.

[@wulver810]

Oh sure, the gospel saved you...

[@americanadreaming]

0:41 Dude was grifting like a MAGA all-star back in 1600's.

[@michaelstrauss6587]

sabe account

[@Nunesi]

Hybrids

[@jonathanhamel8886]

...ITS NOT QWEBEC ITS KEBEC please spell it correctly my man....its almost as if you have no respect for other countries.....

[@ebybeehoney]

School really should stop using Mercator. Peters is much better.