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Found this pretty 17th century map, thought you guys might enjoy
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gnufuu lemmy.ca gnufuu@lemmy.ca
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It's from Piri Reis’ Book of Seafaring, here's more: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-maps-of-piri-reis/

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Lovable Sidekick lemmy.world LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-19
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Looks cool but what is it a map of?

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Swemg lemmy.world Swemg@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Looks cool but what is it a map of?

The world

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gnufuu lemmy.ca gnufuu@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-06-10
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Looks cool but what is it a map of?

Just found it on page 66 of this book but then remembered that my Ottoman Turkish written in Arabic script is a little rusty lol

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kelyes lemmy.world kelyes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-01
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Looks cool but what is it a map of?

If I read it correctly, it says "جزيرة كريت". So its a map of Crete Island.

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