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Piri Reis & Turkish Mapmaking After Columbus
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors: Svatopluk Soucek
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher:

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The Ottoman naval commander and cartographer Piri Reis (c. 1475-1554) played a leading role in transmitting the discoveries made on Columbus's first voyage to t
Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking After Columbus
Language: en
Pages: 174
Authors: Svat Soucek
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Piri Reis Map of 1513
Language: en
Pages: 247
Authors: Gregory C. McIntosh
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-15 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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One of the most beautiful maps to survive the Great Age of Discoveries, the 1513 world map drawn by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis is also one of the most mysterious
Khalili Portolan Atlas
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Svatopluk Soucek
Categories: Atlases
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The Atlas is accompanied by a text "Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking after Columbus". Piri Reis was the Ottoman naval commander and cartographer who played a lea
The Islamic Manuscript Tradition
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Christiane J. Gruber
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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The rich and varied traditions of Islamic book art