File:Aegean Sea by Piri Reis.jpg

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English: Aegean Sea in the Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation) of Piri Reis Map of Rhodes and Marmaris made by Turkish Admiral Piri Reis appearing in his maritime guide-book of 1528, Kitab-i Bahriye. Original is in Nuruosmaniye Library in Istanbul, Turkey.
Date 29 October 2006 (original upload date)
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Piri Reis  (circa 1467
date QS:P,+1467–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
– circa 1554
date QS:P,+1554–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
)  wikidata:Q217915 q:it:Piri Reìs
 
Piri Reis
Alternative names
Hac Ahmed Muhiddin Piri
Description Ottoman geographer, cartographer, military officer and admiral
Date of birth/death 1470 Edit this at Wikidata 1554 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Gallipoli Cairo
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creator QS:P170,Q217915

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  • 2006-10-29 23:03 Shuppiluliuma 795×567× (280442 bytes) [[Aegean Sea]] in the Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation) of [[Piri Reis]] {{PD-old}}

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