Piri Reis, Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of the Sea)

An Ottoman admiral's sailing guide to the Mediterranean, with some 240 maps.

Made by

Piri Reis (d. 1555)

Date

Composed 1525; this copy 17th century

Held by

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (W.658)

Medium

Manuscript

Plates

1

Image credits

• Plate 1: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, W.658. License: Public domain. Source page ↗