Piri Reis
Turkish admiral and cartographer
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ottoman cartographer whose 1513 world map blended classical sources with Age of Discovery intel. Piri Reis mixed firsthand seafaring and European discoveries into maps that outpaced his contemporaries' geographic awareness.
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Piri Reis was an Ottoman Turkish cartographer, admiral, navigator, and corsair. He is best known for his 1513 world map and his nautical atlas, the Kitab-ı Bahriye. His maps combined classical sources, firsthand seafaring experience, and new European discoveries, engaging more directly with the Age of Discovery than other Ottoman works from the period.
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