Ptolemy's maps, which became well known in Europe during the Renaissance, did not actually depict such a continent, but they did show an Africa which had no southern oceanic boundary (and which therefore might extend all the way to the South Pole), and also raised the possibility that the Indian Ocean was entirely enclosed by land.
Ptolemæus' kort, som blev almindelig kendte i Europa under Renæssancen, viste ikke et sådant kontinent, men de viste Afrika uden hav mod syd (og som derfor strakte sig helt ned til Sydpolen) og de åbnede også for at de Indiske Ocean var helt omgivet af land.