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Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking after Columbus (Studies in the Khalili Collection Volume II)
Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking after Columbus - Studies in the Khalili Collection Volume II
Author: Svat Soucek
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 cont...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780197275016
ISBN-10: 019727501X
Pages: 62
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Kha
Book Type: Hardcover
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