Piri reis world map 01

Forfatter/Opretter:

Piri Reis

Kredit:

Library of Topkapi Palace Museum, No. H 1824 Bilkent University (lo res), erisi.com (hi res)

Shortlink:

https://dkwiki.dk/b/16c70

kilde:

Wikimedia Commons

størrelse:

1964 x 2619 Pixel (7422309 Bytes)

beskrivelse:

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.

Licens:

Public domain