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LE NOVELLE MARINARESCHE DI MASTRO CATRAME | 1973 | E. SALGARI Seeds cartographyLe novelle marinaresche di Mastro Catrame is a collection of twelve maritime tales narrated by the superstitious old sailor Mastro Catrame during twelve nights aboard a ship. The stories evoke legends of the sea: phantom ships, sea monsters, sirens, mysterious lights, haunted vessels, and other wonders and terrors typical of nautical folklore. Salgari frames a tension between traditional beliefs and skeptical, rational explanation (often represented