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Piri Reis: Admiral Extraordinary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Charles H. Cotter
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Prompted by a recent paper, in which a brief reference is made to Piri Reis (the Turkish term ‘Reis’ is a title corresponding approximately to ‘Naval Commander’), I am persuaded to bring to the notice of readers of the Journal—many of whom perhaps are unacquainted with the name of Piri Reis—the following brief account of the life and work of a brilliant sixteenth-century Turkish admiral.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 1972 , pp. 247 - 249
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1972

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