PIRI REIS (CAPTAIN PIRI)

Ottoman-Turkish Admiral & Cartographer

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Piri Reis (1465-1554) was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral,

geographer and cartographer.

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In 1511 Piri Reis went to Gallipoli (Gelibolu) where he drew his first work of art;

the first world map in 1513. Piri Reis produced a very detailed map of the

cost of Africa and South America, including rivers far upstream, and the Caribbean

Island. Most astonishingly, Piri Reis accurately depicted the islands along the coast of

Antarctica that have remained under an ice shelf for the past 4.000 years.

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Map of Rhodes by Piri Reis

(Kitab-ı Bahriye)

The era of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman (Süleyman the Magnificent) who was the sultan of the Turkish-Ottoman Empire was time for great conquers.

In 1523 Piri Reis joined the Ottoman Navy during the Rhodes campaign.

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Second world map by Piri Reis (Kitab-ı Bahriye) 1528

After he was appreciated by Sadrazam Pargali Ibrahim Pasha whom he guided in his journey to Egypt in 1524, he presented his book “Kitab-ı Bahriye” (Book of Navigation) after revising it in 1526. Piri Reis' life can be followed from Kitab-ı Bahriye until 1526.

In 1528 he drew a second world map. The North America map, which we have today, is a part of this map.

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Map of Europe inculding North Africa by Piri Reis

from his book “Kitab-ı Bahriye in 1526

This presentation was prepared for the Comenius Multilateral School Partnerships project titled as “Cooperation On Multicultural

Enrichments: C.O.M.E.”(2011-2013)

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