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Monday, June 21, 2010

Ancient ocean maps

Link to Piri reis map. Full screen.


THE CART OF
PHILIPPE BUACHE


Link to site.
There is a lot of info with this map at the sit and they say this is used by Graham Hancock .

Link to the full screen size of Piri's map that shows a piece of Antarctica.

This one is also weird and a lot of text explaining why.
Mysterious Mapmakers: Exploring the Impossibly Accurate 16th Century Maps of Antarctica and Greenland
Must read.

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