Maps by Piri Reis
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Piri Reis (Hacı Ahmed Muhiddin Piri Reis) was an Ottoman sea captain (Kapudan-i Derya), geographer and cartographer who lived between 1465 or 1470, and 1554 or 1555. His maps and charts are collected in the Book of Navigation (Kitab-ı Bahriye), which contains detailed information on navigation, as well as very accurate charts detailing important ports and cities of the Mediterranean.
Tunis
Venice
Marseilles
Granada
Brindisi
Alexandria
Entrance of the Dardanelles
Tripoli
Lesbos and Ayvalik
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