Why are there Mermaids on Old Maps?

[@GeographyGeek]

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[@hammedafakir3433]

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[@TeeSpells]

​@@hammedafakir3433boats and ships, they found 8000 year old boat in the Shahra located near ol ancient lake Chad before it dried buried under sand.

[@hammedafakir3433]

@@TeeSpells Thanks for the info

[@robertblackshear8963]

Many people believed in mermaids. My great aunt that raised me who was a devoted Christian told me mermaids were real and I certainly believed her bless her soul I miss her so much that thinking about her often brings me to tears.

[@dugw15]

I struggle to believe that a man, let alone two men, could mistake a manatee for a pale woman with breasts and black hair.

[@Flat_Earth_Sophia]

One thing we know, if mermaids are real, they are not black.

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

@@Flat_Earth_Sophia theyre not white too

[@Flat_Earth_Sophia]

@@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745 Of course they are, you racist!

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

@@Flat_Earth_Sophia no

[@Flat_Earth_Sophia]

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[@cyrilio]

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[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you for sticking around!

[@dutchman7623]

Dolphins and members of the whale family can make laughing and singing sounds. When looking at the water in search for humans they saw something swimming. Fear and fantasy do strange things with eyewitnesses. Fish do not make any sound... And even in old times, Poseidon was known to have daughters (and sons) that lured seamen onto their cliffs with singing. Near the Lorelei bends in the river Rhine, ships were wrecked if the shipper was distracted by their songs from the high peaks.

[@stanhry]

I have kayaked in Florida inter-coastal water ways , manatees and dolphins were swimming around me. I just caught some glimpses of them. A fin , a head ,and body in the cloudy water. I can see people with out picture books my have miss identified as mermaids.

[@pakontwaagae7550]

I don't know about the carribbean or the Congo but I know mermaids exist in the lagoons of seychelles.

[@jpatters1984]

Maps are inportant because the places these explores seen mermaids are commonly for over 100 years where people in the Caribbean see them. It’s so common in Haiti and Jamaica , with serious warnings for children at rivers. So much contact with them too.

[@adventurersclub1]

I believe that the origin of this myth does not come from manatees but from women diving for something ( pearls sponges corals ) which was not uncommon in the "Caribbean regions" at the time.

[@Rutteopvakantie]

I have a question: if mermaids were seen in Congo, wouldn’t they be black? Or because they are underwater they are white? These type of questions keep me up at night.

[@dannylive3000]

Oh god not this debate 😂

[@leejames4357]

Half and half they were micheal Jackson's lovers

[@TOBAPNW_]

They didn't exist.

[@Rayzajw]

They made them white so they can "liberate" them

[@Ohmanwhyyourfeelingshurt]

Well depends on how void of light, we produce melanin to protect from the Sun, if you are deep enough you wouldn't need it, if anything you'd develop a pattern similar to fish dark on topside light on under

[@catriamflockentanz]

3:14 My first thought was: "Why would you wear a hat underwater?"

[@marijn848]

3:14 My first thought was that it looks lika a hat

[@pietergreveling]

03:17 I don't know what the fashion was like in 1562, but maybe it could be that she is taking off a small hat to comb her hair! 👒🤷🏻‍♂️✌🏼

[@skybluskyblueify]

I think fish/humans were talked about by the ancient greeks and Romans. I wonder if these mapmakers got the idea from their writings?

[@samanthasebastian5450]

Honestly can’t believe I’m still watching these but they are great an im gonna be a number one supporter 😊

[@GeographyGeek]

I appreciate it! I hope you’re doing well

[@samanthasebastian5450]

@@GeographyGeek yep I’m doing great hope everything is well for you to :)

[@dragonknightofamiraka3636]

The Nommo emerged from the Nile and imparted sacred knowledge onto the beautiful Black people, in the ancient land of Kemet now known as Egypt.

[@HoLeeFoc]

The expanse of the seas and oceans has always been so awe inspiring and terrifying. It's no surprising that many men's imaginations ran completely wild.

[@ByronMacleod-r9p]

The eyes of sea serpent on maps are looking at something on the shoreline. enormous islands that are missing were actually so small. sailors would run a ground and not see them just below high tide. Anyone have grandparents that were fisherman to teach you this?

[@Zebred2001]

This was clearly to entice randy sailors on months-long voyages with the prospect of hooking up with fish-babes!

[@daowonimdee]

Because they're real, and have been seen. That's why. Many of you have no idea of the world you actually live in, because you only believe in things you can see daily.

[@ahistoryofanything3020]

I think I actually used one of these maps on my most recent video! Another amazing video GG

[@napoleon8181]

Um. I sort of thought this was going to culminate in a revelation about an interesting looking animal that lives in the Congo river?

[@GeographyGeek]

Got to watch River Monsters for that

[@CaucAsianSasquatch]

Definitely a shell

[@dutchman7623]

A mirror reflects the face, a shell reflects the voice. Syrenes were known to make loud sounds, like singing.

[@megs3019]

There is so much more to the world we live on and so much more land. So many other worlds that we can and should be able to go too

[@veylothteiyaanthealien3195]

Genetically modified humans ment for aquatic ecosystems

[@sissy9393]

I believe! I think the truth about a lot of things are coming out.

[@gina50gina]

I think it is a flying saucer, there are a few depicted in biblical art. I think it is more realistic an idea, that the mermaids have 2 legs covered in scales, with fin like tails for feet, rather than a solid fish body, it doesn't seem anatomically correct.

[@lisamoag6548]

The map of neverland has mermaids.

[@rogerlarsen5328]

I think it’s a croissant.

[@Rutteopvakantie]

Last time I was in DR I also saw a few mermaids but they didn’t speak English 😂

[@dutchman7623]

Did you start a conversation in sign language? 👌

[@Rutteopvakantie]

@@dutchman7623 je bent heel slim Nederlander 💪

[@professr9343]

People who were outraged about the little mermaid should of educated themselves about mermaids / sirens in Africa

[@anjalE30]

DEMONS Marine Kingdom Nothing to play with !

[@professr9343]

@@anjalE30 demon / angels / aliens / dimensional creatures . Whatever you want to call them . I call them simply different . Supposedly these same creatures gave us sentience so it is what it is

[@danielevans3932]

I actually think mermaids are the same as davy jones' locker. Folklore. If it motivates people to stay in that line of work or prevents them from deserting. Totally worth ad-libbing for the ships sake.

[@michaeldada-py5le]

From the heart ❤️ Lots of love 😘 Michael DADDA 👁️🇺🇸💎 محمد علي الددا

[@standingbear998]

yet none of the old Africa maps show pyramids? the most noticeable landmarks of all

[@GeographyGeek]

They do. It’s just not on every map.

[@rexmundi3108]

It's simple, people could see them back then. Changing mindsets made this almost impossible. See Quantum Physics.

[@apartofthewhole6639]

That mermaid is holding Monkey D Luffys straw hat

[@profesa-rsk]

I love how you show a sea creature that looks nothing like the drawings lol

[@GeographyGeek]

Huh?

[@profesa-rsk]

​@@GeographyGeek The manatee it looks nothing like any of the drawings depicting mermaids

[@Nunesi]

Starbucks logo

[@PrincipalProductions]

Praise the land in Austria where the big man comes from

[@Nubialady32]

Kianda mermaid from Angola...

[@emilyoftheemeraldcity]

I think the men seeing mermaids had been away at sea for too long lol. All men, all the time, month after month... Ya. Just like when my uncle was in prison for 16 years, he started seeing "mermaids" too. Hahaha!

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

I've always wondered if they didn't find some delirious scurvy-ridden sailor, who washed up somewhere and was convinced he saw a mermaid when he really just humped a manatee.

[@geraldpoole274]

3 of your maps from different times are all holding a ufo shaped object yet you only allude to 1. And u say its a mirror. No its definitely a saucer. Stop misinforming people.

[@user-gy3te2tu8x]

Fallen Angel x Women = Nephilim Fallen Angel x Fish = Mermaids Women who slept with the fallen Angels became Sirens

[@drewinvegas7269]

A shell

[@religionoffreedom]

The West Coast is a Giant Mermaid

[@enwhy7810]

No one cares. I’ve been pointing her out for years.

[@religionoffreedom]

@@enwhy7810 yeah but I know who she is and how she got there.

[@enwhy7810]

@@religionoffreedom Who is she and how did she get there?

[@religionoffreedom]

@@enwhy7810 I’ve made videos about it.

[@enwhy7810]

@@religionoffreedom So did I (Pregnant Goat Woman of the West Coast), again, no one gives a shit. No one relevant at least. I deleted my videos months ago.

[@davidzapf3383]

Giant mermaids why not an ufo..it where very big giants..ufois normal until 150 years ago

[@jennabronson4704]

Hallie Bailey.

[@TheSouthernLady777]

The mermaid is holding a lady's hat. 👒

[@ThePlur427]

She’s holding a conch shell.

[@AzizaSwerdel]

I think mermaids don't want to shall themselves to them

[@robertsides3626]

I've seen a lot. At least, I thought I had... till I saw a mermaid depicted with a human ass. That's... that's new to me.

[@boombapdoom493]

💀

[@phillwainaina7252]

Yes lake zaire..was lake Israel.....in 1500 Italian map..you see agag.. that river of isreal..

[@MAGIKMARTIAN9526]

I'VE SEEN A VIDEO ON KZbin THAT HAS A FISH WITH A HUMAN FACE I THINK IT'S IN ASIA AND I BELIEVE ASIA IS WHERE THEY HAVE TWO TYPES THE NORMAL YOU KNOW HUMAN UPPER TORSO FISH TAIL AND THE OTHER A FISH WITH A HUMAN FACE AND I'VE SEEN A REAL VIDEO OF THAT

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Shes holding a smartphonep

[@TIROS293K]

Zimbabwe is infested with mermaids... seriously... everyone there told me so many experiences they have been through while being by the water

[@armanidavenport6313]

Yeah we all know that what ever Christopher Columbus said was the gospel...smh

[@davidzapf3383]

Just normal ..mermaids..mermaids are bck of our creator if somethin wrong with humanity.later they came in persion on land

[@heard3879]

Well that's funny, a whole lake that didn't exist, but the question is why it was drawn with mermaids in it, not why it was drawn in the first place.

[@GeographyGeek]

You may have missed it but that’s actually answered in the first 5 seconds of the video.

[@jonathanleon6211]

no way the description those guys gave were about a manetee

[@sonnylambert4893]

One or two words mistranslated from history, accidentally or intentionally, and “ voila”, mermaids, Gods, angels, ufos, man eating giants , etc 😂

[@stefanoraz27]

who knows mermaids originated from africa lol i always thought it came from europe/caribbeans

[@TeeSpells]

So did many other European folklore and myths such as leprechauns, fairies, giants and God's etc... most of it was stolen or borrowed but modern Europeans control narrative of information 🤔

[@TeeSpells]

They have old maps of Ancient Africans Hebrews kingdoms and tribes all across the continent, they have maps of Ancient African palaces and castles and forts, maps of old lakes and rivers all throughout the Sahara today that does not exist because of the desert sands, Ancient Ruind buried under the sand so much information but because it's Africa hidden or again refurbished info stolen and reintroduced into society as something new to benefit people with alternative motives of course

[@professr9343]

I mean humans originated there and many other discoveries . Allegedly Atlantis was in the eye of the Sahara when it was a lush jungle

[@drew-shourd]

My New Year's resolution, to stop watching dumbass YT channels that use big red circles and arrows on their thumbnails, as though we are all blind and stupid. Have a blessed year.

[@GeographyGeek]

Your New Year’s Resolution should probably be to develop the normal maturity for your age.

[@tracywebb1061]

I don't see them anymore....they were creepy looking...very fast...and spiritual...butt they were real...they have a pick at the palace ...in England

[@walterarredondo3516]

There were no mermaids, just peces conalgas! 😂😂😂😂

[@joe_lubinda]

mermaid gas station?

[@blackdove5940]

Mermaids were not fish at all , they were just women with something smelling fishy

[@Hallands.]

Pronounced Za-ire…

[@Flat_Earth_Sophia]

One thing we know, if mermaids are real, they are not black.

[@crazychicSHENA]

What if there not white bigot? 😂

[@Flat_Earth_Sophia]

@@crazychicSHENA They are, racist.

[@prettybuff75]

Another thing we know? Lucy likes being a resentful bozo. It’s irrelevant if they’re real or not-𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘠'𝘙𝘌 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘕 𝘏u𝘔a𝘕 You have cognitive function lower than a racist, yet still just as petty.

[@BowieBrooks]

And they aren’t white

[@zainodinequesso9259]

Cry😢