Ancient Maps and Star Charts: Lost Knowledge Traditions
Mapping the Cosmos and the Earth The history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mapping. From the earliest symbolic engravings to sophisticated world charts, ancient maps and star charts represent humanity’s attempt to understand space, time, and cosmic order. Ancient maps, star and constellation charts, lost knowledge of an advanced civilization. These artifacts […]
The Piri Reis Map Sources
A Map That Continues to Puzzle Scholars and Enthusiasts Alike On October 9, 1929, while cataloguing neglected manuscripts in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace, German theologian Gustav A. Deissmann unearthed a bundle of parchment charts that had lain forgotten for centuries. Among them was a curious fragment drawn in 1513 by Hacı Ahmed Muhiddin Piri — better known as Piri Reis — depicting coastlines […]
