Kitab-ı Bahriye
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kitab-bahriye-182-15304704
title:
Kitab-ı Bahriye
text:
The Kitab-ı Bahriye is a navigational guide written by Piri Reis, an Ottoman cartographer, corsair, and captain. After his uncle Kemal Reis died, Piri Reis returned home to Gallipoli to work on navigational studies. He compiled charts and notes into the most detailed portolan atlas in existence. There are two versions of the book. The first version was composed between 1511 and 1521. Both versions begin with a preface and were dedicated to the sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The second version—
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encyclopedia
description:
16th-century Ottoman manuscript
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab-%C4%B1_Bahriye
date created:
2024-07-25T03:07:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T13:58:52Z
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