File:Piri Reis World Map 01.jpg
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العربية: خارطة العالم بِيد أمير البحار العُثماني حاجي أحمد مُحيي الدين پیري، الشهير باسم پيري ريِّس، رُسمت سنة 1513م. لم يبقَ اليوم سوى نصف الخارطة الأصليَّة، التي يُحتفظ بها في متحف سراي طوپ قاپي في إسطنبول. تجمع هذه الخارطة معلومات من حوالي عشرين خريطة أُخرى، بما فيها إحدى الخرائط التي وضعها كريستوفر كولومبوس بنفسه وخطط فيها سواحل العالم الجديد.
English: Map of the world by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis, drawn in 1513. Only part of the original map survives and is held at the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. The map synthesizes information from many maps, including one drawn by Christopher Columbus of the Caribbean.
Türkçe: Osmanlı amirali Piri Reis tarafından 1513'te çizilmiş olan, Avrupa ve Afrika'nın batı kıyılarıyla Güney Amerika'nın doğu kıyılarını gösteren dünyanın en eski haritalarından biri olan Piri Reis'in ilk Dünya haritası. |
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Source | Library of Topkapi Palace Museum, No. H 1824 Bilkent University (lo res), erisi.com (hi res) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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