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When was Piri Reis born?

  • 1465

  • 1500

  • 1553

  • 1492

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Piri Reis was born in 1465 in Gelibolu, Turkey. He was a Turkish cartographer, admiral, and explorer. He is best known for his world map, which is one of the oldest surviving maps of the Americas.
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