### q65 here be dragons originates from 1510 maps > *HIC SUNT DRACONES.”* > This phrase translates from the Latin as “here are dragons.” It is etched on the eastern coast of Asia on one of the oldest terrestrial globe maps, the [Lenox Globe](http://exhibitions.nypl.org/treasures/items/show/163), dating to 1510. Though the phrase itself is found on only one other historical artifact—a [1504 globe crafted on an ostrich egg](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/oldest-globe-to-depict-the-new-world-may-have-been-discovered/2013/08/19/503b2b4a-06b4-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html)—depictions of monsters and mythological beasts are common on early maps. Might be a fun thing for Verraine, to have an old map discovered and fight over, a la pern where they didn't trust the old records, but it's almost like a treasure hunt. A macguffin story. The most central part of the story should be the five-man band aspect and the relationship between the characters the emotional Arc could be something along the lines of learning who you are or coming to trust people. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fn468arqqhnn38f6bzztc84e) - [[Five Real Sea Monsters Brought to Life by Early Naturalists by Grace Costantino#q65 here be dragons originates from 1510 maps|View in Vault]]