Atlantis: The Antediluvian World

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THE PROFILE OF ATLANTIS,
As revealed by the deep-sea soundings of H. M. ship "Challenger," and the U. S. ship "Dolphin."

 

 

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ATLANTIS:

 

THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD.

 

BY

IGNATIUS DONNELLY.

 

ILLUSTRATED.

 

"The world has made such comet-like advance
Lately on science, we may almost hope,
Before we die of sheer decay, to learn
Something about our infancy; when lived
That great, original, broad-eyed, sunken race,
Whose knowledge, like the sea-sustaining rocks,
Hath formed the base of this world's fluctuous lore."

Festus.

 

ELEVENTH EDITION.

 

NEW YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE.

 

 

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by

HARPER & BROTHERS,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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All rights reserved.

 

 

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CONTENTS.

 

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PART I.

THE HISTORY OF ATLANTIS

Chap.

Page

I.

The Purpose of the Book ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

II.

Plato's History of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5

III.

The Probabilities of Plato's Story ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

22

IV.

Was Such a Catastrophe Possible? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

31

V.

The Testimony of the Sea ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

46

VI.

The Testimony of the Flora and Fauna ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

54

 

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PART II.

THE DELUGE.

I.

The Destruction of Atlantis described in the Deluge Legends ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

65

II.

The Deluge of the Bible ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

68

III.

The Deluge of the Chaldeans ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

75

IV.

The Deluge Legends of other Nations ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

85

V.

The Deluge Legends of America ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

98

VI.

Some Consideration of the Deluge Legends ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

119

 

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PART III.

THE CIVILIZATION OF THE OLD WORLD AND NEW COMPARED.

I.

Civilization an Inheritance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

129

II.

The Identity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

136

III.

American Evidences of Intercourse with Europe or Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

165

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IV.

Corroborating Circumstances ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

171

V.

The Question of Complexion ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

183

VI.

Genesis contains a History of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

198

VII.

The Origin of our Alphabet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

214

VIII.

The Bronze Age in Europe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

237

IX.

Artificial Deformation of the Skull ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

268

 

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PART IV.

THE MYTHOLOGIES OF THE OLD WORLD A RECOLLECTION OF ATLANTIS.

I.

Traditions of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

276

II.

The Kings of Atlantis become the Gods of the Greeks ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

283

III.

The Gods of the Phœnicians also Kings of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

308

IV.

The God Odin, Woden, or Wotan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

313

V.

The Pyramid, the Cross, and the Garden of Eden ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

317

VI.

Gold and Silver the Sacred Metals of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

343

 

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PART V.

THE COLONIES OF ATLANTIS.

I.

The Central American and Mexican Colonies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

348

II.

The Egyptian Colony ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

358

III.

The Colonies of the Mississippi Valley ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

370

IV.

The Iberian Colonies of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

387

V.

The Peruvian Colony ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

390

VI.

The African Colonies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

404

VII.

The Irish Colonies from Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

408

VIII.

The Oldest Son of Noah ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

423

IX.

The Antiquity of some of our Great Inventions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

440

X.

The Aryan Colonies from Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

456

XI.

Atlantis Reconstructed ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

472

 

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Index ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

481

 

 

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

 

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Page

The Profile of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Frontispiece

Coal-measures of Pennsylvania ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

31

Destruction of Pompeii ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

33

Calabrian Peasants Ingulfed by Crevasses (1783) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

37

Fort of Sindree, on the Eastern Branch of the Indus, before it was Submerged by the Earthquake of 1819 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

39

View of the Fort of Sindree from the West in March, 1838 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

39

Eruption of Vesuvius in 1737 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

41

Map of Atlantis, with its Islands and Connecting Ridges, from Deep-sea Soundings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

47

Ancient Islands between Atlantis and the Mediterranean, from Deep-sea Soundings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

51

Ancient Carving, Stratford-on-Avon, England ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

60

Cereals of the Age of Stone in Europe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

62

Ancient Irish Pipes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

63

Ancient Indian Pipe, New Jersey ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

64

The World, according to Cosmos ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

95

Map of Europe, after Cosmos ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

96

The Mountain the Sun goes behind at Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

97

The Starting-point of the Aztecs, according to the Gamelli Careri Pictured MS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

104

The Starting-point of the Aztecs, according to the Boturini Pictured Writing ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

104

Calendar Stone ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

107

The God of the Flood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

123

Mosaics at Mitla, Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

137

Carving on the Buddhist Tower, Sarnath, India ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

139

Ancient Irish Vase of the Bronze Age ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

142

Ancient Vase from the Mounds of the United States ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

143

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Ancient Mexican Vase ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

166

Bearded Head, from Teotihuacan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

166

Elephant Mound, Wisconsin ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

168

Elephant Pipe, Louisa County, Iowa ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

169

Elephant-trunk Head-dress, Palenque ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

169

Mexican Representation of Elephant ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

170

Negro Idols found in Central America ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

174

Negroid Figure, Palenque ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

175

Negro Head, Vera Cruz ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

175

Governor and other Indians of the Pueblo of San Domingo, New Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

187

Choctaw ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

190

Shawnees ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

191

Savonarola ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

193

The Races of Men according to the Egyptians ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

195

Ruins of the Pyramid of Cholula ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

201

Great Serpent-mound, Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

205

Stone Implements of Europe and America ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

206

Landa'a Alphabet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

217

The Alphabet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

219

Implements and Ornaments of the Bronze Age ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

239

Ornaments of the Bronze Age ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

242

Celtic Warrior, from Egyptian Monuments ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

244

Celtic Warrior, from Assyrian Monuments ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

245

A Skull of the Age of Stone, Denmark ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

249

A Skull of the Earliest Times of the Age of Iron, Denmark ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

249

Irish Celt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

250

Danish Celt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

250

Leaf-shaped Bronze Swords ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

251

Stone Celt, Mound in Tennessee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

253

Bronze Knives from Denmark ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

254

Bronze Knives from Switzerland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

254

Hut Urn, Albano ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

255

Bronze Lake Village ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

255

Bronze Razor-knives ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

256

Ancient Galley, from a Roman Coin ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

257

Ship of William the Conqueror ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

257

Irish Bronze Dagger ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

258

Inscribed Celt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

258

Bronze Hair-pins ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

259

Vases from Mounds in the Mississippi Valley ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

260

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Vases from Switzerland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

261

Ancient Swiss Vase and Supporter ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

201

Bronze Chisels ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

262

Spirals from Scotland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

262

Spiral from New Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

262

Discoidal Stones, Illinois ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

263

Copper Spear-head, Lake Superior ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

263

Bronze Hatchets, Switzerland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

263

Spiral from New Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

265

Shell Ornament, Mound near Nashville, Tennessee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

265

Copper Axe, from a Mound near Laporte, Indiana ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

266

Copper Axe, Waterford, Ireland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

266

Fragment of Pottery, Lake Neufchatel, Switzerland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

266

Fragment of Pottery, San José, Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

266

Stucco Bass-relief in the Palace of Palenque ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

269

Ancient Swiss Skull ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

270

Peruvian Skull ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

271

Chinook (Flat-head), after Catlin ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

271

Heads from Palenque ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

272

Outlines of Skulls of Different Races ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

273

Egyptian Heads ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

274

Central American Head ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

274

Egyptian Head ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

274

Peruvian Inca Skull, from the Ancient Cemetery of Pachacamac ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

275

The Empire of Atlantis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

295

Poseidon, or Neptune ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

305

Egyptian Tau ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

319

Cross from Monuments of Palenque ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

319

Ancient Irish Cross ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

320

Central American Cross ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

320

Copper Coin, Teotihuacan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

320

Ancient Irish Cross—Pre-Christian—Kilnaboy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

321

Cross from Egyptian Monuments ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

322

Pyramids of Egypt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

337

Pyramids of Teotihuacan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

338

The great Mound, near Miamisburg, Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

339

Great Pyramid of Xcoch, Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

341

Common Form of Arch, Central America ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

353

Section of the Treasure-house of Atreus at Mycenae ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

354

Arch of Las Monjas, Palenque, Central America ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

355

Graded Way near Piketon, Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

373

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Walls at Gran-Chimu, Peru ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

375

Cross and Pyramid Mound, Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

375

From the Mounds of the Ohio Valley ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

381

Cyclopean Wall, Greece ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

397

Cyclopean Masonry, Peru ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

397

Owl-headed Vase, Troy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

398

Owl-headed Vase, Peru ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

398

Owl-headed Vase, Peru ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

399

Owl-headed Vase, Troy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

400

Tamahu, from the Egyptian Monuments, 1500 B.C. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

407

The Burgh of Moussa, in the Shetlands ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

417

Round-tower of the Cañon of the Mancos, Colorado, U.S. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

418

Cow-headed Idol, Mycenæ (from Schliemann) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

427

Religious Emblem of the Bronze Age, Switzerland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

428

Baal, the Phœnician God ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

428

Moqui Idol ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

429

Dakota Idol ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

429

Peruvian Devil ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

429

Greek Siren ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

430

Chinese Magnetic Car ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

442

Ancient Coins of Tyre ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

444

Coin from Central America ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

445

Ancient Egyptian Plough ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

460

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.