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Piri Reis (Ahmed Muhiddin Piri)

Piri Reis (Ahmed Muhiddin Piri)

1465 CE–1553 CE · Gallipoli

Piri Reis was an Ottoman Turkish cartographer, admiral, and corsair. He is best known for his 1513 world map and his nautical atlas, the Kitab-ı Bahriye. His cartography engaged more directly with the Age of Discovery than other Ottoman works from the period. His maps provide a glimpse into the world during a time of major geopolitical change, when the Americas were explored and the Ottoman Empire came to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean.

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