P.S. If Columbus had the Behem map, then when he turned west at Cape Verde, he thought he was headed towards St. Brandan's island. But the map was off a bit and so he arrived at the Bahamas instead. But perhaps if he had the Piri Reis map, he would have gone further south to Sierra Leone, before he turned west, and then he would have arrived at St. Lawrence island, like Amerigo did. Perhaps. But Columbus gets full marks for at least trying.
And a little birdie chirped in, that instead of living in the Americas, we really live in Piri-land.
P.S. If Columbus had the Behem map, then when he turned west at Cape Verde, he thought he was headed towards St. Brandan's island. But the map was off a bit and so he arrived at the Bahamas instead. But perhaps if he had the Piri Reis map, he would have gone further south to Sierra Leone, before he turned west, and then he would have arrived at St. Lawrence island, like Amerigo did. Perhaps. But Columbus gets full marks for at least trying.
And a little birdie chirped in, that instead of living in the Americas, we really live in Piri-land.