What Is the Piri Reis Map?

The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis (Turkish: [piːˈɾiː ɾeis]). Approximately one third of the map survives; it shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy.

Does the Piri Reis map show Antarctica?

The most striking thing about the Piri Reis Map (incidentally, only about one-thirds of it survives, today) is that it shows Antarctica; a continent which was not discovered until 1818. The latter can be seen at the bottom of the Piri Reis Map. ... Today, about 98 per cent of Antarctica is covered by ice.

Who found the Piri Reis map?

The Piri Reis map of 1513 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. ¹ He showed the map to Prof. Adolf Deissmann, who was then researching Greek and Latin manuscripts in the Serai Library.