> Piri Reis didn't just make this map from his own observations. Among his source materials was allegedly a map drawn by Christopher Columbus himself (yes, the guy who discovered the Americas and altered history in the process).
The guy that "discovered" land already inhabited for thousands of years.
And that's why thetravel.com won't write an article about you but for some reason for Columbus they did. Actually, they didn't because the link goes to a page that doesn't even mention Columbus (https://www.thetravel.com/discoveries-that-altered-history/)
This feels like blogspam. Is there a better source for this?
For something a bit more cut and dried, there's a Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis_map
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis_map
The design of the page is really poor and I find it highly distracting, approaching anxiety-inducing. Even in reader mode the structure is not good.
> Piri Reis didn't just make this map from his own observations. Among his source materials was allegedly a map drawn by Christopher Columbus himself (yes, the guy who discovered the Americas and altered history in the process).
The guy that "discovered" land already inhabited for thousands of years.
I discovered a great sushi place last week, but I wasn't the first person there either.
And that's why thetravel.com won't write an article about you but for some reason for Columbus they did. Actually, they didn't because the link goes to a page that doesn't even mention Columbus (https://www.thetravel.com/discoveries-that-altered-history/)
original title: The Oldest "Map Of America" Is Mysteriously Accurate & Experts Still Can't Explain Its Precision
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