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Every event in our archive, in chronological order. Showing the 1510s — 1 event. Click any event to read the full theory page.

1513-03-01Debunked
Piri Reis completes his world map
Ottoman admiral Piri Reis draws his world map on gazelle-skin parchment, compiling about twenty older charts including a now-lost map by Christopher Columbus. It depicts the Atlantic, western Europe and Africa, and the newly discovered coasts of the Americas.
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