Piri Reis map
The Piri Reis map is a map of the world from the 16th century. It was drawn on a parchment of gazelle skin by Ottoman cartographer Piri Reis (Muhiddin Piri) in 1513. This map was used to support claims for a pre-modern exploration of Antarctica.
Only around one third of the map still exists, and it is located at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Harwood, Jeremy 2007 To The End of the Earth. Struik, p69. ISBN 978-1-77007-608-2
- ↑ Massetti & Veracini 2016, p. 41.
