The Place for a Snark - A Description
The Agony begins at just the place for a snark. Unfortunately, the poem does not contain many hints exactly what makes it a good place to hunt snarks, except that the Bellman says so three times, and whatever he says three times must be true.However, the text tells us that it is a place where there is tidal waters, and that the view where they landed consisted of chasms and crags.
There is a dismal and desolate valley, which is unfrequented by man, where the Butcher and the Beaver make a separate sally. The valley gets so narrow at the end, that the two have to march shoulder to shoulder.
There is the crag which the Baker climbed ahead of the others, signalling to them that he had spotted a snark, and nearby a chasm where he plunged, before meeting it.
Then there is the location where the Banker encountered the Bandersnatch, and where he is left by the Bellman. No further geographical details are given for this location.
The Place for a Snark on the Globe
Where the place for a snark is situated on the globe is not trivial to tell.The tool the crew uses to track distances is a map without the least vestige of land, which makes it easy to understand, but difficult to use. Nevertheless, the text tells us that they are in tropical climes, where the bowsprit often gets mixed with the rudder. The route has at least partly been due West to the Bellman’s exasperation.
We also know that the Baker comes from a place with a beach, where all his belongings were left behind. To reach the current position, the place for a snark, they have sailed many months, so the distance between the Baker’s home and the place for a snark is considerable.
The information in this blog post may not have been as precise or detailed as you had hoped, but it is at least more exhaustive on the subject than Google Maps.
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