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DescriptionStrait of Gibraltar by Piri Reis.jpg
English: Strait of Gibraltar map in the Kitab-ı Bahriye (“Book of Navigation”) by Piri Reis.
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29 October 2006 (original upload date)
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Author
Piri Reis
(circa 1467
date QS:P,+1467–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
– circa 1554
date QS:P,+1554–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
)
Alternative names
Hac Ahmed Muhiddin Piri
Description
Ottoman geographer, cartographer, military officer and admiral
Date of birth/death
1470
1554
Location of birth/death
Gallipoli
Cairo
Authority file
: Q217915
VIAF: 173366743
ISNI: 0000000446442939
ULAN: 500475834
LCCN: n50082435
NLA: 58569677
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creator QS:P170,Q217915
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2006-10-29 23:53 Shuppiluliuma 570×813× (174217 bytes) [[Strait of Gibraltar]] on the Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation) of [[Piri Reis]] {{PD-old}}
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