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Piri Reis by ashwin.entropy is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document investigates the Piri Reis map from 1513, suggesting that its western section, often thought to depict the Caribbean, actually represents East and Southeast Asia. Through computer superposition techniques, the authors argue that features on the map align with coastlines from the Kamchatka Peninsula to Borneo, with specific identifications such as Antilia being eastern China and Taiwan. The findings indicate that the source map used by Piri Reis may have charted these shorelines before the Islam

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ashwin.entropy

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