Piri Reis map
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The Piri Reis map is a famous early 16th-century world map, drawn by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, noted for its surprisingly accurate depiction of parts of the Americas and often cited in alternative history theories.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographic artifact
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portolan chart ⓘ world map ⓘ |
| approximateScale | small-scale world representation ⓘ |
| author | Piri Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn | alternative history theories ⓘ |
| contains |
cartographic annotations
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illustrations of animals ⓘ illustrations of mythic creatures ⓘ illustrations of ships ⓘ short texts describing sources ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Piri Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ottoman naval cartography ⓘ |
| currentCity | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Topkapi Palace Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1513 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern coasts of South America ⓘ northwestern coasts of Africa ⓘ some Atlantic islands ⓘ western coasts of Europe ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Topkapi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Gustav Adolf Deissmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1929 ⓘ |
| hasPart | surviving fragment ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arab nautical charts
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Portuguese charts ⓘ Spanish charts ⓘ maps from Columbus ⓘ |
| language | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | gazelle skin parchment ⓘ |
| medium |
ink
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paint ⓘ |
| mentions | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early cartographic representation of the Americas
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extensive marginal notes ⓘ relatively accurate depiction of parts of the New World ⓘ |
| orientation | north-oriented ⓘ |
| originalExtent | larger world map ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kitab-i Bahriye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| sourceFor | history of early modern cartography ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
cartographic studies
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historical research ⓘ pseudoscientific speculation ⓘ |
| usesProjection | portolan-style rhumb-line network ⓘ |
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