Little is known about Piri Reis' background and early life. He was likely born around 1470 in Gallipoli on the
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Three of his cartographic works survive in some form to the present day. Fragments of his 1513 world map and his 1528 world map are kept in museums in Istanbul. Copies of the Kitab-ı Bahriye, a navigational atlas, are kept in man… See more

During his own life, there was limited appreciation for Piri Reis' cartography. Historian Svat Soucek said of the cartographic works of Piri Reis, "They show that although the Ottoman Empire had the potential to … See more

• Adıvar, Abdülhak Adnan (1939). La Science Chez les Turcs Ottomans (1st ed.). Paris: G.P. Maisonneuve et Larose. OCLC 11676376.
• Akçura, Yusuf (1935). "Piri Reis' Map". Piri Reis Haritasi (PDF) (1st ed.). Istanbul: T… See more