cartographer : a mapmaker
compass : a navigational instrument that indicates direction with its magnetic needle always pointing north
compass rose : a small drawing on a map that shows the orientation of the map
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dodo bird : a large, flightless bird thought extinct since the mid-seventeenth century the Great War : the global war (now often called World War I) that took place from 1914 to 1918. It was one of the largest wars in history and involved many of the world's major powers.
gremlin : a small, greasy creature first discovered by Great War pilots when it fouled their engines and mechanical workings
Mungo Fludd : the first Fludd of record. In 1422, he set out to retrace the steps of Marco Polo so that he could map the world. He ended up traveling the globe for seventeen years (often called the Great Wandering). He was the first European to see the birth of a phoenix in 1428.
oasis : a spring or water source found in a desert
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oil : a thick, heavy substance for motor engines and other industrial uses
phoenix : a mythical bird that is able to regenerate itself every five hundred years and is said to possess many magical properties
Sopwith Platypus : a lesser-known biplane created during the Great War by the Sopwith Aviation Company as part of the Sopwith Zoo that is able to land on both water and land
Spitsbergen : an island in the Arctic Circle and the last known location of Horatio and Adele Fludd
Tidy Sum : a large amount of money
Turks : members of the Turkish state also known as the Ottoman Empire prior to the Great War
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