Secrets of the Piri Reis Map

Does the Piri Reis Map show evidence of the knowledge of Antarctica before it was discovered? Is Charles Hapgood, author of Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings correct that this medieval map indicates the existence of a lost civilization before the last ice age? This video looks into these questions.

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[jasonlandry]

Everyone is missing the point at the end. The tales of "large snakes" that scared the Portugese infidels are obviously about Anacondas and Boa Constrictors.
They can obviously be found in Brazil as well as Argentina (at least anacondas are native there). Plus, the Portugese calling it a very hot waste and in ruins leads me to believe they were describing the jungle. You can easily make out some geographical features of Argentina as well. BTW, this is the first time I've seen someone actually translate the words on the map. THANK YOU.

[SatoriMusicaofficial]

Super cool you picked my question on your voicemail and thank you for making such a great video about it!! 🙏

[LSOP-]

Also of note: any ships sailing through the bosphous had to surrender any charts for inspection before passing through, meaning the ottomans always had up to date information from often competing European states that may not have shared information with each other.

[michaelburbidge]

The Graham Hancock types always talk about this map and say it's based on much older maps but they never get specific. So glad this topic got covered and you dug into his sources. Keep it up.

[ardechirpakfar]

Piri Reis has written on the map, what is the source of each part of the map! Nowhere he talks about the library of Alexandria or aliens!

[theeddorian]

"Reis" means roughly "Capitain" or "Commodor, " and is an Ottoman title. "Reis" wasn't his name but his title. Another feature of the map is that the coast lines become "fiddly" in areas of limited or non-existent information about the coast line.

[hsnmhsnt]

This episode was amazing. Having access to old Turkish (which is something i had fun learning) opens so many doors its so wonderful. so many antique books to read and gravures to look at. ive got a couple exact copies of books of cartography made by katip çelebi in the book müntehabı bahriye. good stuff. your pronounciation of Turkish words were also not that bad either! all in all great video, cheers!

[geofflingwood]

Awesome. It is tempting to "go down the rabbit hole" from time to time. And it's wonderful that you have both the knowledge, and take the time to do the research that lazy (such as myself) or busy people can/will not do. Thankyou so much for allowing me to enjoy the delightful entertainment of the fringe, by providing a safe route back to sanity.

[krisb]

Another fascinating video, thanks! Really interesting to hear the notes made on the map by the author, and their attempt at establishing provenance of their work!

[amHlam]

I sit watching this with a very large, hardback book, titled _Mapping the World._ A beautifully illustrated history of world maps. It is indescribably fascinating. One of the best books I own. Comes with my recommendation! Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise! 👍😎

[KidCracken]

The first time I saw this map I thought he just ran out of paper going south and just bended south America to the east. It always amaze me how few people notice this.

[zebman]

You sir, have got yourself a new subscriber. That was fantastic and your love of learning shines through your personality. Thank you :)

[postyoda]

The claimed map of Columbus that Piri Reis mentions as a source is not Juan de la Cosa's (since it is superior in depicting Hispaniola and Cuba, so it can't be a source) but an improved version of Toscanelli's, the one Columbus presented to King Ferdinand II (this was done allegedly to make Ferdinand trust Columbus, as the Toscanelli map and his predictions did support Columbus' stated goals) since the Piri Reis map includes Antillia and Cippangu on exact same places as the improved Toscanelli map.

The Brazil coastline is much more interesting. The source is a map Afonso de Albuquerque found in Java and gave to Francisco Rodrigues to give to the Portuguese crown; Albuquerque describes the map as being in Javanese and consisting of 26 parts (jstor, stable/27864629). The main map was lost in a shipwreck but an incomplete copy Francisco Rodrigues made, reached Portugal and this is the source of mis-attribution to Francisco Rodrigues in some sources. This copy contains the same exact coastline of Brazil which appears in Piri Reis map (this copy incidentally is the first place to use the name Brazil in"terra do brazill"). How does this Javanese map contain such an exact mapping of the Brazil coast-line is a mystery however.

[dannyboywhaa]

Just because no maps of Columbus have survived to this day, doesn’t necessarily mean some hadn’t survived until the time this map was drawn up. Also its rumoured in the UK that Columbus had Irish monk’s maps of the New World, preserved along with loads of other stuff such as the beautiful Celtic bibles in Ireland during the ‘dark ages’ - that narrative suggests Columbus did know where he was going and wasn’t looking for an alternative spice root etc... great video as always 👍👍👍

[ShadowDragon]

This was so interesting! Would love to have someone like you for medieval and early modern times.

[bruceneiman]

Great work coming from sound conclusions that most ancient maps were very distorted but considering the the era and access we should consider their value in their historic time period of our past endeavors into exploration.

[danfuerthgillis]

The Portuguese knew about longitude long before even the Sextant+Chronometer was invented using the Epheremis tables. The Cantino map clearly shows the Portuguese in Canada with Nova Scotia, Iceland, Greenland, USA coast, The Caribbean Islands, Brazil, Yucatan Peninsula, all the way down half of Brazil, Australia, Africa. The list goes on an on, Columbus learned all the maps and sailing techniques in Portugal. Portugal was in Brazil decades before Columbus even sailed in 1492. We now know that Portugal kept Brazil secret for many years due to the Spanish expansion and the inevitable Treaty of Tordesillas. Without Portugal and their discovery of the Ocean Gyres no one would be able to cross the Atlantic for at least another century. The discovery of the Ocean Gyres lead to the discovery of the Madeira Islands, and the most important discovery was the Azores, as you can not make a full return back from the West without stopping in the Azores. This is how all trips to the West took place, from Madeira Back around to the Azores. The wife of Christopher Columbus was the daughter of the Viceroy/ Governor of the Madeira Islands.

[TheTb]

Hey there everybody. I wish you all a good time with this video!

[spiritof]

Thank God you exist, Professor Miano. Thank you. (still waiting for your segment on the Antikythera Mechanism!).

[OAlem]

The "Columbus" maps Reis was referring to would have come from Toledo. In its heyday, it had gathered a lot of maps and other information from many cultures. That's where Columbus got his. And Columbus never had maps of South America, that we know of. That part of South America was probably not from Cabral himself but subsequent Portuguese expeditions.