[JoeFromSidney]

Among the most famous was Charles Hapgood, who based his theory of a lost seafaring civilization on his analysis of the famous 16th-century ``Piri Re'is'' maps of the Antarctic land mass.

Some years ago when I was in Turkey I visited the Naval Museum. It had some displays about Reis and his work, including some of his maps. I asked if I could see the famous Piri Reis map of the "new world." I was told it wasn't there in the Museum, but was in the former Imperial Palace. Some time later I toured the Palace, and asked if I could see the map. I was told it wasn't there, it was in the Naval Museum.

I hope the Turkish bureaucracy hasn't lost the thing.

[RightWhale]

You probably need official academic papers to see the thing now. Ever since Hapgood every amateur Atlantis hunter in the world has wanted to take a look at it.