Undiscovered: The Fascinating World of Undiscovered Places, Graves, Wrecks and Treasure

by Ian Wilson

Describes the efforts of explorers to locate Atlantis, the grave of King Arthur, the ship of Sir Francis Drake, the gold treasure of El Dorado, and other sites

192 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1987

About the author

Author of historical and religious books. He was born in Clapham, south London, but now lives in Brisbane, Australia, with his wife, Judith and their two sons, Adrian and Noel.

Wilson is most well known for his research on the Shroud of Turin.

Reviews

[James S. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some entries are more interesting than others, but overall this book has a numbing effect. Perhaps it's because every entry is surface level? Or that the entries are repetitive? It's also dated, although I'm not sure that's the book's fault. A rather breezy affair.

[Jbussen · Rating 2 out of 5]

WOW, is this book dated! (1988) I was a freshman in HS when this came out. Some of these are interesting, and others are only interesting if you never heard of them. Or because the likelihood of discovery is basically nil. it's only undiscovered in that sense. (Discover Atlantis? HA!) I was surprised that the battlefield of Alesia had never been unidentified. Or that nobody has tried to dig one of Pompeii's neighbors. (Herculaneum excepted) I mean sure there are towns and farms over it now, but where there is a will? When will someone re-discover Akkad? (Not in this books listing of undiscovered places). Not a good book by any stretch, but if you temper your expectations, it is not bad either. I had an amusing time reading this.