Piri Reis map of Antarctica In 1953, a Turkish naval officer sent the Piri Reis map to the U.S. Navy Hydro graphic Bureau. To evaluate it, M.I. Walters, the Chief Engineer of the Bureau, called for help Arlington H. Mallery, an authority on ancient maps, who had previously worked with him. After a long study, Mallery discovered the projection method used. To check out the accuracy of the map, he made a grid and transferred the Piri Reis map onto a globe: the map was totally accurate. He stated that the only way to draw map of such accuracy was the aerial surveying: but who, 6000 years ago, could have used airplanes to map the earth? And this was Antartica ice free. The Hydro graphic Office couldn’t believe what they saw: they were even able to correct some errors in the present days maps! The precision on determining the longitudinal coordinates, on the other hand, shows that to draw the map it was necessary to use the spheroid trigonometry, a process supposedly not know until the middle of 18th century. Hapgood has proved that the Piri Reis map is plotted out in plane geometry, containing latitudes and longitudes at right angles in a traditional “grid”; yet it is obviously copied from an earlier map that was projected using spherical trigonometry! Not only did the early map makers know that the Earth was round, but they had knowledge of its true circumference to within 50 miles! piri reis map antarctica controversy mystery puzzle Hapgood had sent his collection of ancient maps (we will see the Piri Reis map was not the only one…) to Richard Strachan, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hapgood wanted to know exactly the mathematical level needed in order to draw the original source maps. Strachan answered in 1965, saying that the level had to be very high. In fact Strachan said that in order to draw such maps, the authors had to know about the spheroid trigonometry, the curvature of the earth, methods of projection, knowledge that is of a very high level. The way the Piri Reis map shows the Queen Maud land, its coastlines, its rivers, mountain ranges, plateaus, deserts, bays, has been confirmed by a British Swedish expedition to Antarctica (as said by Olhmeyer in his letter to Hapgood); the researchers, using sonar and seismic soundings, indicated that those bays and rivers etc, were underneath the ice-cap, which was about one mile thick. It showed Antarctica ice free. (Also read the Oronteus Finaeus map Antarctica ice free! article related to this) You might like: Darwin got it wrong – part 1 Darwin got it wrong – part 1 Greenland – Once a Viking Paradise Greenland – Once a Viking Paradise The Wallace Line? Can Kangaroos swim? The Wallace Line? Can Kangaroos swim? The Jurassic Coast Ammonites – a Transmutation Extinction? The Jurassic Coast Ammonites – a Transmutation Extinction? The Jurassic Coast Ammonites – a Transmutation Extinction? The Wallace Line? Can Kangaroos swim? Greenland – Once a Viking Paradise Darwin got it wrong – part 1 Recommended by If you like this please share with your friends and followers This entry was posted in Geology and tagged Antarctica, Piri Reis map by AD Admin. Bookmark the permalink. Trackbacks Piri Reis map of Antarctica – Antarctica ice free! | cedarridge2007 says: February 8, 2013 at 8:45 am [...] ancientdestructions/piri-reis-map-of-antarctica/ [...] Arctic vs Antarctic Ice Discussion says: February 9, 2013 at 4:14 pm [...] has had periods of being ice free since 1513. I guess it was all those campfires way back then. Piri Reis map of Antarctica- Antarctica ice free! [...] Recent Posts Giant Wombats and Electrical Fossilization Comets, Planets in Chaos and Plasma Mythology Greenland – Once a Viking Paradise The Jurassic Coast Ammonites – a Transmutation Extinction? The Wallace Line? Can Kangaroos swim? MUNGOflix - Ancient Destructions video streaming site MUNGOflix - Ancient Destructions video streaming site Purchase our DVD’s FREE video stream of The Cosmic Invader Categories Ancient Man Antartica Australia Geology Mentors Mystery Mythology North America Uncategorized Weather and Climate Newsletter subcription
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