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The Piri Reis Map of 1513 on Hardback by Gregory C. McIntosh
The Piri Reis Map of 1513 on Hardback by Gregory C. McIntosh
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The Piri Reis Map of 1513

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One of the most beautiful maps to survive the Great Age of Discoveries, the 1513 world map drawn by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis is also one of the most mysterious. Gregory McIntosh has uncovered new evidence in the map that shows it to be among the most important ever made. This detailed study offers new commentary and explication of a major milestone in cartography. Correcting earlier work of Paul Kahle and pointing out the traps that have caught subsequent scholars, McIntosh disproves the dubious conclusion that the Reis map embodied Columbus's Third Voyage map of 1498, showing that it draws instead on the Second Voyage of 1493-1496. He also refutes the popular misinterpretation that Reis's depictions of Antarctica are evidence of either ancient civilisations or extraterrestrial visitation. McIntosh brings together all that has been previously known about the map and also assembles for the first time the translations of all inscriptions on the map and analyses all place-names given for New World and Atlantic islands. His work clarifies long-standing mysteries and opens up new ways of looking at the history of exploration.

Author Biography:

GREGORY C. McINTOSH is an independent scholar in the history of cartography residing in Cerritos, California.
Release date NZ
July 31st, 2000
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Contributor
  • Foreword by Norman J.W. Thrower
Illustrations
34 figures, 8 tables
Pages
232
Dimensions
160x240x22
ISBN-13
9780820321578
Product ID
3959705

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