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George Psalmanazar, The Man From Formosa

Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore

Feb 17, 202649:29Society & Culture

In the early 1700s, when maps still had blank spaces and “here be dragons” felt like a reasonable warning, a stranger arrived in Europe with a fantastic story to tell. Calling himself George Psalmanazar, and claiming to...

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George Psalmanazar, The Man From Formosa is an episode from Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore. In the early 1700s, when maps still had blank spaces and “here be dragons” felt like a reasonable warning, a stranger arrived in Europe with a fantas...

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Published Feb 17, 2026, 49:29 long, audio available.

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