In the 16 th century, at a time when the ottoman empire. Color reproduction of 1523 map by piri reis, a turkish admiral and. A map dating from 15, and by the turkish admiral piri. The piri reis map is a map of the world drawn on a parchment of gazelle skin by a turk named piri reis hadji muhiddin piri ibn hadji mehmed in 15. Another wellknown map considered by graham hancock and other mystery fans as proof positive of anctartica being already known and charted centuries before its exploration is the one.
Piri reis map is centered on the sahara at the latitude of the tropic of cancer. Piri reis high rank within the turkish navy allowed him to have a privileged access to the imperial library of constantinople. In 1929, a group of historians found an amazing map drawn on a gazelle skin. In 1528, piri reis drew a second world map, of which a small fragment showing greenland and north america from labrador and newfoundland in the north to florida, cuba, hispaniola, jamaica and parts of. The way the piri reis map shows the queen maud land, its coastlines, its rivers, mountain ranges, plateaus, deserts, bays, has been confirmed by a britishswedish expedition to antarctic as said by olhmeyer in his letter to hapggod. The map of piri reis is thus a very important document, as it contains valuable information about the maps of columbus, one of which was probably drawn by toscanelli. The us navy has analyzed the piri reis map and determined that it is a correct circular grid projection from cairo. In the introductory part of the map piri reis wrote.
This map is very detailed and it even shows the poles without the ice covering them. Quartin lp rsq 3 1970 he sings and plays acoustic guitar, with a music that mixes songs, bossa and samba with a vaguely psychedelic touch. I think this map or the ones he was based in were of atlantean lemurian origin. The map has garnered attention because it appears to show an icefree antarctic coastline. The piri reis map does not use any systematic projection, although as noted above its close to a cylindrical equidistant. Media in category maps by piri reis the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Piri reis had probably come into possession of charts once located in the library of alexandria, the wellknown most important library of the ancient times. Another wellknown map considered by graham hancock and other mystery fans as proof positive of anctartica being already known and charted centuries before its exploration is the one published in 1531 by oronce fine called oronzio fineo, in italian. The cart of orontius finaeus oronce fine diego cuoghi. According to hapgoods reconstruction, copies of these documents and some of the original source charts were transferred to other centers of learning, and among them to constantinople. Map of the world by ottoman admiral piri reis, drawn in 15. Bahriye book of navigation of piri reis ibrahim yilmaz, turkey 1.
This site attempts to mystify the 15 piri reis map of the world, including the new world, produced in istanbul. The most puzzling however is not so much how piri reis managed to draw such an accurate map of the antarctic region 300 years before it was discovered, but. O mapa, policromado, mostrava o contorno do oceano atlantico. Dated to 15, the map showed the atlantic ocean and the coastlines of south america, west africa and europe. The map synthesizes information from twenty maps, including one drawn by christopher columbus of the new world. One of the key pieces of evidence cited by both these clowns is the map drawn by turkish admiral piri reis in the 16th century, they both claim this map proves ancient high technology must have existed because it accurately shows the coast of antarctica as it was at least 15,000 years ago before it was covered. Various atlantic islands, including the azores and canary islands, are.
The piri reis map shows the western coast of africa, the eastern coast of south america, and the northern coast of antarctica. Jul 10, 2017 the use of mercator projection on the piri reis map could possibly be explained by his use of greek maps in the creation of his drawing, but there was no explanation for the inclusion of antarctica without the ice cap. Enter charles hapgood, who uses the piri reis map to argue, in his 1966 book, maps of the ancient sea kings, a number of extraordinary things. His early life as a gazicor sair 1, approximately from 1490 to 1510, was spent by the side of his uncle kemal reis, a renowned corsair. The half diamond outlined by grid points 37, 19, 20 and 38 which contains the complete construction infill of the original map shows a superficial. Piri reis map the turkish admiral admits, in a series of notes on the map, that he compiled and copied the data from a large number of source maps, some of which dated back to the fourth century bc or earlier. The copy of the map gathered dust for years until a professor with an interest in maps took a closer look. Bahriye, the piri reis map of 15, ottoman chart summary piri reis was a celebrated navigator and explorer of the 16 th century.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A turkish admiral piri reis, with his two world maps and his book kitabi bahriyye, became one. The piri reis map of 15 is important because january 2014. Professor steve dutch of the university of wisconsin green bay, has relentlessly debunked. Gregory mcintosh has uncovered new evidence in the map that shows it to be among the most important ever made. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, gregory c mcintosh and others published the piri reis map of 15 is. Discover piri reis map at topkapi palace in istanbul, turkey. This map alters all previous conceptions of our prehistoric ancestors abilities. It shows relatively accurately parts of the coasts of europe, north africa, brazil, the azores, the canary islands and japan. The piri reis map of 15 was discovered in 1929 by bey halil ethem, director general of the topkapi serai in istanbul, when that palace was being converted to a museum of antiquities.
The piri reis map is a world map compiled in 15 by the ottoman admiral and cartographer piri reis pronounced pii. Instead, reis noted on the map that it was based on older sources. It shows no unknown lands, least of all antarctica, and contained errors such as columbuss belief that cuba was an asian peninsula that ought not to have been present if it derived from extremely accurate ancient originals. The exhibition will include a large 15 map on a tile panel and two croatian portolan charts as well as several 16th century navigational instruments used to determine the direction. And, as with the first map, the surviving portion preserves areas depicting the newly discovered lands. The zoomorphic representations of the piri reis map 15. Piri reiss map, fascinating on its own, now leaves the realm of 15thcentury navigators and enters the lands of ancient astronauts, iceage civilizations, and shifting poles. Unlike the piri reis map, oronteus fineaus showed the entire antarctic continent. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. Only about a third of the original map still exists.
Only half of the original map survives and is held at the topkapi museum in istanbul. Jul 07, 2000 the piri reis map of 15 mcintosh, gregory c. His findings shocked the scientific world with a challenge to our history and culture. The ancient pyramids of antarctica piri reis map suggests a. This map has been used to support claims for a premodern exploration of antarctica sources. The piri reis map theories debunked veterans today. The legend on the piri reis map states that several maps from the days of alexander 356 323 bc, were used to compose the map, and although ptolemy lived around 200 years after alexander, it is well known that he, for example, relied greatly on the authority of earlier sources for his maps 19, with references to marinos of tyre having been. Research showed that it was a genuine document drawn in 15 by piri reis, a famous admiral of the turkish fleet in the sixteenth century. The piri reis map of 15 was discovered in 1929 by bey halil ethem, director. Piri muhyi i din reis the antarctica and piri reis map the oldest map of america drawn by piri reis the piri reis map by carrie s. Mcintosh piri reis university, istanbul the piri reis map of 15 is. It appears the method of kahle, levillier, mallery, hapgood, and others was to ignore the placenames inscribed on the landforms on the piri reis map, compare its features with a modern map to identify the features, and then contrast the amazing accuracy. Introduction piri reis is a famous turkish navigator, a shipmaster, a geographer and cartographer as well as a genius observer and researcher. The book gives seafarers information on the mediterranean coast, islands, crossings, straits, and gulfs.
The pirireis map is one of several portellanos which appear to have a geometric. Fine details of mountains and rivers could be seen in the coastal portions of the landmass. The second world map by piri reis, made in 1528, as with his earlier world map of 15, is only a remnant of a larger world map no longer extant. The northern coastline of antarctica is perfectly detailed. Various atlantic islands, including the azores and canary islands, are depicted, as is the mythical island of. One of the most beautiful maps to survive the great age of discoveries, the 15 world map drawn by ottoman admiral piri reis is also one of the most mysterious. The cart of orontius finaeus oronce fine english translation. I dont think piri reis invented this, i think he had some old maps to backup his own creation.
Adolf deissmann, who was then researching greek and latin manuscripts in the serai library. Toured worldwide with egberto gismonti in the 80s and 90s. All in all, the piri reis map of 15 is easily explained. Various atlantic islands including the azores and canary islands are depicted, as is the. It was based on ptolemaic, arab and recent portuguese maps. It tries to get features accurate to shape and relative location, and it tries to plot accurate latitudes, but there is no reasonable transformation of the present earth that will yield the piri reis map. Paper developed from the presentation made at the international symposium on piri reis and turkish maritime history, istanbul, turkey, 2629 september 20, sponsored by the turkish historical society in commemoration of the unesco celebration of the.
If that is the case, then someone discovered and mapped antarctica centuries before its reported discovery in 1773. Although the piri reis map is often referred to as the oldest extant map showing the american continent, at least four older maps show america. The map shows part of the western coasts of europe and north africa with reasonable accuracy, and the coast of brazil is also easily recognizable. Piri reis map of 15 and antarctica historic mysteries. Pdf the piri reis map of 15 is important because gregory. It showed antarctica centuries before discovery, but without its ice cap.
I will be very interested to see what people have to say about this. Richard strachan of mit studied the map for hapgood and concluded that it depicted nonglacial conditions in coastal regions of antarctica. Music for body and spirit meditation music recommended for you. Professor hapgood and his students theorized that the piri reis map had to have been based on information older than 4,000 bce. The piri reis map is a world map compiled in 15 by the ottoman admiral and cartographer piri reis in turkish pronounced as pii. Jul 10, 2017 ian harvey late in 1929, gustav deissmann, a german theologian, was working in istanbul at the topkapi palace library. The piri reis map of 15 was discovered in 1929 by bey halil ethem, director general of the topkapi serai in istanbul, when that palace was being converted to a museum of antiquities he showed the map to prof. Jul 14, 2012 the piri reis map shows the western coast of africa, the eastern coast of south america, and the northern coast of antarctica ice free. Atlantic ocean falkland islands piri reis map 16th century. Piri reis map at topkapi palace istanbul, turkey atlas. Piri reis map is a world map created by ottomanturkish cartographer ahmed muhiddin piri in 15.
An ancient map was found in renovations of a palace in turkey. Potentially one of the most significant finds of modern time as it is clearly dated 15 ad and shows both the coastlines of the american and debatably, the antarctic coastline which has been frozen over since around 4,000 bc. O mapa tambem mostra com detalhes a costa do brasil e a borda leste da. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, gregory c mcintosh and others published the piri reis map of 15 is important because find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The piri reis map of 15 contains notes written on the map in turkish the mysteries of the piri reis map world maps and kitab ibahriye the book of sea lore. While cataloging antique items he found a gazelleskin parchment in a stack of discarded items. It is alleged that it shows the coast of antarctica as well as more south american detail than is reasonable for that date.
The most puzzling however is not so much how the piri reis antarctica map managed to so accurate 300 years before it was discovered, but that the map. The piri reis map is the surviving fragment of a 15 world map compiled from previous sources by the ottoman cartographer piri reis. Research showed that it was a genuine document drawn in 15 by piri reis, a famous admiral of. It was signed by an admiral of the turkish navy called piri reis. I used to work with a guy who was studying civil engineering and when i broached the subject of the piri reis map with him he bluntly dismissed it as a hoax. Piri reis ca 14801553 was an ottomanturkish corsair, admiral in the imperial navy, and, most important ly, author of portolan charts and sailing directions as well as of two world maps. Navigation is a very important work of piri reis that contains many portolan charts harbour maps of coastal cities and islands of croatia, and at present the croats are fond of turkish tv series, particularly the magnificent century depicting the era of the ottoman empire and sultan suleiman the magnificent, which is a very popular topic. A carta estava assinada por um navegador turco, em 15.
Kahle studied the document and presented his initial findings at the eighteenth. Using seismic soundings and sonar, researchers found that underneath the icecap the coastlines, mountain ranges, plateaus etc. Bahriye book of navigation of piri reis ibrahim yilmaz, turkey key words. Piri reis was a 16th century ottoman admiral famous for his maps and charts collected in his kitab.
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