08. The Piri Reis Map: Did Aliens Discover Antarctica?
It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!
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Mappedants Must Be My New Vorte People
The map of north america was created in the 15th century. It is based on multiple maps, including those made by portuguese sailors who went up and down the coast. North America looks like a bunch of random islands scattered throughout the atlantic. One island might be labelled as japan because peris believed this was also the east end of asia.
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