Piri Reis بيري ريس

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.

Origin: Gallipoli, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire.

Famous for: Navigator, Geographer and Cartographer

Contributions:

Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation)

Articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis

https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199203/piri.reis.and.the.columbus.map.htm

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Books attributed to Piri Reis