Buache Map: Ice-Free Antarctica or Ancient Cartography?
The Buache Map: Antarctica Before Ice? Exploring Ancient Knowledge Few artifacts of cartographic history are as provocative and mysterious as the Buache Map, a chart drawn in Paris in 1737 by the French geographer Philippe Buache de la Neuville. The map’s depiction of Antarctica as two separate landmasses—a feature not scientifically confirmed until the 1958 […]
The Piri Reis Map Controversy
The Piri Reis Map Controversy What is the Piri Reis Map? The Piri Reis map has stirred commotion since the moment of its discovery. Compiled in 1513, it is one of the oldest post-Columbian world maps in existence. Drawn on gazelle skin by Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, the map blends remarkable detail with […]
