What is the Kitab-ı Bahriye?
A battle plan
A book of navigation by Piri Reis
A map of Istanbul
A religious text
Answer
Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation) is a navigational guide book written by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis in 1528. The book is a detailed account of Mediterranean and Black Sea geography and contains over 200 nautical charts, drawings, and maps. It is considered one of the most important sources of information on the Mediterranean region in the early modern period.
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