Map of Piri Reis

MARBLINGS, MAPS, BINDINGS

Map of Piri Reis
Drawn on leather by famous Ottoman sailor, geographer and mapdrawer Piri Reis (1457-1555) in 1513 with realistic additional information on the Atlantic Ocean, Africa and America. Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of the Seas) (1521) by Piri Reis includes many maps very similar to modern maps. (Topkapı Palace Museum)