| After I wrote the earlier commentary and | | | | unknown? Talk about myths! |
| went back and read it several "other | | | | So, when were the original maps drawn |
| thoughts" came to mind regarding the | | | | that Reis copied? |
| Piri Ries map that I spoke of in the | | | | Charles Hutchins Hapgood (1904-1982) was |
| Ancient Consciousness commentary. And | | | | an American academician who developed |
| while this young twenty-something | | | | the theory that there was an advanced |
| Admiral copied his map from a source | | | | civilization, long before 4,000BCE, |
| we're not familiar with, other maps | | | | believes that the Venetians found one of |
| affirm that there's been knowledge and | | | | the maps when Constantiople was sacked |
| travel in our world that goes beyond | | | | during the Crusade of 1204. His futher |
| myth!  | | | | theorizes that an advanced civilization, |
| The Piri Reis map was discovered on my | | | | "explored Antartica when its coasts were |
| birthday in 1929 by Malil Edhim, | | | | free of ice and that they travelled from |
| director of the Turkish National Museum | | | | pole to pole with ease and |
| in the old Imperial Palace at | | | | sophistication." |
| Constantinople. To add further intrigue | | | | The last ice age ended about 13,000 |
| and romance to the find, the map was | | | | years ago, give or take a century or |
| painted on a gazelle skin and rolled up | | | | two. Isn't that half of 26,000? |
| on a dusty shelf. | | | | The Piri Reis map doesn't stand alone |
| What we now know is the such precise | | | | though. The Orontius Fineus map |
| information, coming out of the 1500's | | | | discovered in 1531 showed Antartica with |
| (when he copied it), had to use | | | | flowing rivers where now mile thick |
| spherical trigonometry in their | | | | glaciers flow. The Hadji Ahmed map of |
| mathematical measurements as well as use | | | | 1559 showed the ice age land bridge |
| ultra modern cartographical | | | | between Siberia and Alaska. The Andrea |
| projections.But how? How did they | | | | Beinicasa map of 1508 showed most of |
| (whomever they were-are) know the | | | | Northern Europe in the grasp of ice. And |
| correct size of the earth. | | | | so on. Our history isn't what we're |
| And if this information was available | | | | being taught! |
| pre-1500's when Reis copied it, how | | | | And can you believe there are Christians |
| brave was Christopher Columbus anyway in | | | | who believe (as James Ussher proclaimed) |
| 1492 when he sailed the oceans blue. Was | | | | the earth was created in seven days on |
| he really afraid of falling off the end | | | | October 23, 4004 BCE? |
| of the earth as he set sail for lands | | | | I can't! |