Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking After Columbus
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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 the inhabitants of the Muslim lands around the Mediterranean. The Khalili Portolan Atlas is a fine, hand-drawn example of the cartographic tradition established by Piri Reis. It also contains a series of city views, including unprecedented depictions of Galata, on the northern shore of the Golden...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:019727501X
ISBN13:9780197275016
Release Date:July 1996
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:196 Pages
Weight:2.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 12.0" x 8.3"
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