Why Did Piri Reis Draw Antarctica in 1513?

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The story recounts a mysterious map created in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral Piri Reis, which depicts the shores of South America and West Africa with astonishing accuracy. At the heart of the narrative is the southern edge of the map, where instead of an icy wasteland of Antarctica, a detailed landmass with rivers and mountains is shown, contradicting the official timeline of discoveries. Events unfold around the paradox: the map captures the relief of Antarctica without its glacial cover, which existed six thousand years ago, long before known civilizations.

The investigation reveals how Piri Reis compiled ancient sources, including maps from the time of Alexander the Great, to create this artifact, which was later forgotten and rediscovered in 1929. Charles Hapgood's theory posits the existence of a prehistoric maritime civilization whose knowledge survived a global cataclysm. Confirmations from military experts and comparisons with modern data highlight the map's mathematical precision, including longitude determination, unattainable in that era.

Skeptics attribute the anomalies to cartographers' errors, but a series of similar maps by Mercator and Fine points to a lost cartographic tradition. The narrative concludes with reflections on nonlinear human history, where ancient knowledge challenges linear progress. The reader is left with a choice between coincidences and a hidden chapter of the past.