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
Books attributed to Piri Reis
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