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> Piri Reis didn't just make this map from his own observations. Among his source materials was allegedly a map drawn by Christopher Columbus himself (yes, the
by barbazoo 2y ago
> Piri Reis didn't just make this map from his own observations. Among his source materials was allegedly a map drawn by Christopher Columbus himself (yes, the guy who discovered the Americas and altered history in the process).
The guy that "discovered" land already inhabited for thousands of years.
- do_not_redeem 2y agoI discovered a great sushi place last week, but I wasn't the first person there either.
- barbazoo 2y agoAnd that's why thetravel.com won't write an article about you but for some reason for Columbus they did. Actually, they didn't because the link goes to a page that doesn't even mention Columbus (https://www.thetravel.com/discoveries-that-altered-history/ https://www.thetravel.com/discoveries-that-altered-history/)