The map he studied had been drawn and signed in 15 by turkish cartographer hagii ahmed muhiddin piri, also known as piri reis. We can be fairly sure that the inclusion of such a projection was not the work of piri reis, as he left several cartographic errors of his own such as skewed sections of coastline, and the duplication of the amazon river, which testified to the fact that the piri reis map is actually a montage of other maps, and he admitted himself that his. One of the most beautiful maps to survive the great age of discoveries, the 15 world map drawn by ottoman admiral piri reis is also one of the most mysterious. Pedro publication date 1980 topics early maps, cartography, prehistoric peoples, curiosities and wonders publisher barcelona. Piri reis world map at piri reis world map page find a collection of world maps, countries political map of the world, physical maps, satellite space images of the world, population density map. The piri reis map is a world map compiled in 15 by the ottoman admiral and cartographer piri reis pronounced pii. Gregory mcintosh has uncovered new evidence in the map that shows it to be among the most important ever made. Bahriye book of navigation of piri reis ibrahim yilmaz, turkey key words. The piri reis map of 15 contains notes written on the map. The book gives seafarers information on the mediterranean coast, islands, crossings, straits, and gulfs. Various atlantic islands, including the azores and canary islands, are depicted, as is the mythical island of. The piri reis map of 15 was discovered in 1929 by bey halil ethem, director general of the topkapi serai in istanbul, when that palace was being converted to a museum of antiquities. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, gregory c mcintosh and others published the piri reis map of 15 is important because find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. In the 16 th century, at a time when the ottoman empire.
Professor hapgood and his students theorized that the piri reis map had to have been based on information older than 4,000 bce. One striking thing about this map is the level of detail of the coasts and interiors in south america. Introduction piri reis is a famous turkish navigator, a shipmaster, a geographer and cartographer as well as a genius observer and researcher. Jan 02, 2018 the use of mercator projection on the piri reis map could possibly be explained by his use of greek maps in the creation of his drawing, but there was no explanation for the inclusion of antarctica without the ice cap. Facsimile colorido do original manuscrito em pergaminho. Perdido por tres seculos, esse mapa foi redescoberto por historiadores no palacio topkapi, em istambul, em 1929. Bahriye book of navigation of piri reis ibrahim yilmaz, turkey 1. Bahriye, the piri reis map of 15, ottoman chart summary piri reis was a celebrated navigator and explorer of the 16 th century. Reis, the famous turkish admiral, acquired maps of great importance showing a newly discovered part of the world.
O mapa tambem mostra com detalhes a costa do brasil e a borda leste da america do sul. The piri reis map is a world map compiled in 15 by the ottoman admiral and cartographer. The piri reis map of 15 contains notes written on the map in turkish. Maps created by piri reis, a sixteenthcentury ottoman admiral. In addition to being a cartographer, piri reis served in the turkish navy, for which he held the rank of admiral. Adolf deissmann, who was then researching greek and latin manuscripts in the serai library. The piri re is map is one of the cornerstones of the growing body of evidence for an unknown ice age civilization. Vida e obra do navegador e cartografo turco piri reis.
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