Mythical Beast Maps | Pucaprinthouse

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Hello and welcome to Púca Printhouse. Home to "The Mythical Beasts Project" where we gather together folklore, myth, and social history to discover where on earth these creatures call home. We present our discoveries to you with our trademark illustrated maps, so you can re-read old favourites, or maybe discover some new stories too. Come join us, find out about the creatures we have discovered and the cultures that created them.

Púca Printhouse

Jun 29
20 min

Mythical Beasts of England

"And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures...

Púca Printhouse

Apr 20
5 min

Gods and Goddesses of ancient egypt

It's not a mythical beasts map! The sky is falling! Grab your pitchforks, this guy has deviated from the intended, and agreed-upon plan....

Púca Printhouse

Feb 23
20 min

Mythical Beasts of Ireland

With more Folklore and Mythology than your divorced Uncle has power ballad CDs, Ireland is an absolute cultural behemoth. Ireland's...

Púca Printhouse

Jan 22
2 min

Knock Knock. Housekeeping

Can we come in? Are you decent? OK cool, sorry we've just got to tidy up a bit so things don't get too confusing. Firstly, just before...

Púca Printhouse

Jan 22
5 min

Mythical Beasts of Scotland

So, here we are, sitting in the Scottish wilderness. It was inevitable. We have a long history with Scotland. We first came here when our...

Púca Printhouse

Jan 21
3 min

Mythical Beasts of France

We fell in love with France within the first 30 seconds of watching Amélie and being transfixed by that charm, quirk, and slightly...

Mythical Beasts of the United States of America

Púca Printhouse

Jan 21
4 min

Mythical Beasts of the United States of America

No, there isn't a Chupacabra, yes it surprised us too. This was always going to be an issue when creating a map of the USA. For us, we...

Púca Printhouse

Jan 20
4 min

Mythical Beasts of Scandinavia

"We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow"...OK enough Led Zeppelin If there is indeed...

Púca Printhouse

Jan 20
2 min

Mythical Beasts of Ancient Greece

For a great many of us, Ancient Greece is our first encounter with the world of mythology. The stories were introduced to us at a young...

Mythical Beasts of the British and Irish Isles

Púca Printhouse

Jan 19
3 min

Mythical Beasts of the British and Irish Isles

This was the first map created for Púca Printhouse. In fact, we weren't Púca Printhouse back then in those cold autumn days of 2020 - you...