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A Pretty Accurate Freestyle Map Drawing

Although this map might not seem that impressive when you look at the detailed maps that are available today, when you consider that this map was drawn by hand by a cartographer in 1513, you will probably change your perspective. This Turkish sailor and cartographer certainly did not get everything right, but considering the technology that was available at the time, it is pretty impressive that he was able to create such an accurate map.

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If he was sailing all through the waters of these areas, he would know the areas better than most, but that is still impressive to create just from memory.