Compact Mysteries

The Mystery of the Piri Reis Map


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In 1513, Ottoman admiral Piri Reis drew a map that should not exist. It shows parts of the world that had not yet been explored, and perhaps even a glimpse of Antarctica before it was covered in ice. Was this map a masterpiece of early navigation, or a relic based on lost ancient knowledge? Dive into one of history’s most enduring cartographic enigmas.

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