Her vision is fresh, and her writing never lacks verve. Her coverage of the subject is thorough, spacious, and fully up to date. Among scholars, some of her judgments will undoubtedly provoke discussion; but all readers will welcome the excellence of her documentation". -- C. Wilfrid Scott-Giles, Times Literary Supplement

    He has found the evidence in the Piri Reis Map that shows Antarctica, the Hadji Ahmed map, the Oronteus Finaeus and other amazing maps. Hapgood concluded that these maps were made from more ancient maps from the various ancient archives around the world, now lost. Not only were these unknown people more advanced in mapmaking than any other prior to the 18th century, it appears they mapped all the continents. The Americas were mapped thousands of years before Columbus and Antarctica was mapped once its coasts were free of ice.