The Piri Reis Map – Antarctica Without an Ice Cover
The Piri Reis map is a map from the 16th century drawn by the Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. The map shows part of Eur
The map is remarkable for its depiction of a landmass in the south that some controversially claim is evidence of an early awareness of the existence of the continent of Antarctica. Others, however, argue that what some consider to be Antarctica on the map is actually either Patagonia or Terra Australis Incognita, "the unknown land in the south," which is depicted on some maps from this period.
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