Livre des merveilles du monde
ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 76v–77r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
Thule
Sometimes considered pure myth, sometimes conflated with Iceland, Thule was the farthest western island, here shown as a place where the aged throw themselves into the sea.