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English: en:Marseilles in en:France on the Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation) of en:Piri Reis

This map is not that accurate and has serious deviations from the real world:

  • On the left the mouth of the en:Rhone (it might have changed quite a lot since then) and the surrounding towns.
  • Then in somewhat false orientation the chained harbour of Marsailles (truly the harbour opens in western direction),
  • The cliff cape south of Marsailles is close to reality even if not perfectly correct.

Attention: from now on several coast areas were not documented, most missing in modern terms of view is the famous natural en:Bay of Ciotat, but a few not that small islands are missing as well, further en:Cassis, en:La Ciotat, en:Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and en:Bandol might be missing as well.

All above is stated under the aspect of not being a translation from the original card material inscriptions but from comparison with reference maps and knowledge of the true location.
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Author
Piri Reis  (circa 1467
date QS:P,+1467–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
– circa 1554
date QS:P,+1554–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 wikidata:Q217915 q:it:Piri Reìs
 
Piri Reis
Alternative names
Hac Ahmed Muhiddin Piri
Description Ottoman geographer, cartographer, military officer and admiral
Date of birth/death 1470 Edit this at Wikidata 1554 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Gallipoli Cairo
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creator QS:P170,Q217915

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