I have made sure that all of these are large enough files to do about an 8. Kahle studied the document and presented his initial findings at the eighteenth. Various atlantic islands, including the azores and canary islands, are depicted, as is the mythical island of. Pdf the piri reis map of 15 is important because gregory. I used to work with a guy who was studying civil engineering and when i broached the subject of the piri reis map with him he bluntly dismissed it as a hoax. His findings shocked the scientific world with a challenge to our history and culture.
The piri reis map of 15 is important because january 2014. O mapa tambem mostra com detalhes a costa do brasil e a borda leste da america do sul. Only about a third of the original map still exists. Piri reis had probably come into possession of charts once located in the library of alexandria, the wellknown most important library of the ancient times. Piri reiss map, fascinating on its own, now leaves the realm of 15thcentury navigators and enters the lands of ancient astronauts, iceage civilizations, and shifting poles. Discover piri reis map at topkapi palace in istanbul, turkey. The piri reis map is a world map compiled in 15 by the ottoman admiral and cartographer piri reis pronounced pii. Enter charles hapgood, who uses the piri reis map to argue, in his 1966 book, maps of the ancient sea kings, a number of extraordinary things. This is a manuscipt map drawn in 15 by piri reis a turkish captain who later became the chief admiral of the ottoman navy. The book gives seafarers information on the mediterranean coast, islands, crossings, straits, and gulfs. The piri reis map shows the western coast of africa, the eastern coast of south america, and the northern coast of antarctica. Color reproduction of 1523 map by piri reis, a turkish admiral and. The map shows part of the western coasts of europe and north africa with reasonable accuracy, and the coast of brazil is also easily recognizable. Adolf deissmann, who was then researching greek and latin manuscripts in the serai library.
Instead, reis noted on the map that it was based on older sources. The piri reis map of 15 contains notes written on the map in turkish. The northern coastline of antarctica is perfectly detailed. Piri reis map at topkapi palace istanbul, turkey atlas. The piri reis ah 919 ad 15 map fragment 41, 51 was found during renovations of. The piri reis map of 15 was discovered in 1929 by bey halil ethem, director general of the topkapi serai in istanbul, when that palace was being converted to a museum of antiquities. An ancient map was found in renovations of a palace in turkey. On the map itself, piri reis explains how he actually made it. The piri reis map of 15 was discovered in 1929 by bey halil ethem, director. In the 16 th century, at a time when the ottoman empire. It was signed by an admiral of the turkish navy called piri reis. Dated to 15, the map showed the atlantic ocean and the coastlines of south america, west africa and europe.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Only half of the original map survives and is held at the topkapi museum in istanbul. Research showed that it was a genuine document drawn in 15 by piri reis, a famous admiral of. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, gregory c mcintosh and others published the piri reis map of 15 is. The copy of the map gathered dust for years until a professor with an interest in maps took a closer look. Published february 26, 2015 march 27, 2017 by cheri fields. It appears the method of kahle, levillier, mallery, hapgood, and others was to ignore the placenames inscribed on the landforms on the piri reis map, compare its features with a modern map to identify the features, and then contrast the amazing accuracy. A turkish admiral piri reis, with his two world maps and his book kitabi bahriyye, became one. The exhibition will include a large 15 map on a tile panel and two croatian portolan charts as well as several 16th century navigational instruments used to determine the direction. Introduction piri reis is a famous turkish navigator, a shipmaster, a geographer and cartographer as well as a genius observer and researcher.
The piri reis map of 15 is one of the most beautiful, most. According to hapgoods reconstruction, copies of these documents and some of the original source charts were transferred to other centers of learning, and among them to constantinople. East asian shorelines on the piri reis map of ah 919 ad 15. Map of the world by ottoman admiral piri reis, drawn in 15.
Piri reis was a 16th century ottoman admiral famous for his maps and charts collected in his kitab. Doclive free unlimited document files search and download. Toured worldwide with egberto gismonti in the 80s and 90s. It shows relatively accurately parts of the coasts of europe, north africa, brazil, the azores, the canary islands and japan.
In 1929, a group of historians found an amazing map drawn on a gazelle skin. The most puzzling however is not so much how piri reis managed to draw such an accurate map of the antarctic region 300 years before it was discovered, but. One of the most beautiful maps to survive the great age of discoveries, the 15 world map drawn by ottoman admiral piri reis is also one of the most mysterious. A carta estava assinada por um navegador turco, em 15. It was presented to ottoman sultan selim i in egypt in 1517. Bahriye book of navigation of piri reis ibrahim yilmaz, turkey 1. Media in category maps by piri reis the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Mcintosh piri reis university, istanbul the piri reis map of 15 is.
The map of piri reis is thus a very important document, as it contains valuable information about the maps of columbus, one of which was probably drawn by toscanelli. They finally invented a stonechipped wheel, and started using more than just grunts and shoves to talk to each other. Quartin lp rsq 3 1970 he sings and plays acoustic guitar, with a music that mixes songs, bossa and samba with a vaguely psychedelic touch. I will be very interested to see what people have to say about this.
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