Category: Muslim Cartographer

He gained fame as a cartographer when a small part of his first world map, prepared in 1513, was discovered in 1929 at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. Full Name: Ahmed Muhiddin Piri Arabic: أحمد محي الدين بيري Other Names: Turkish: Pîrî Reis or Hacı Ahmet Muhittin Pîrî Bey Born: 1465 AD Died: 1553 AD.…