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TEN NEW TURKISH LIRA
| EMISSION
GROUP |
E-8 |
| SERIES |
I |
| PRINTED AT |
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
BANKNOTE PRINTING WORKS |
| ISSUE DATE |
01.01.2005 |
| SIGNATURES |
SÜREYYA SERDENGEÇTİ,
GOVERNOR
PROF.DR. S. FATIH OZATAY, VICE GOVERNOR |
| SIZE |
76x162 mm |
| FRONT |
A PORTRAIT OF ATATÜRK |
| BACK |
THE WORLD MAP OF PIRI
REIS |
| DOMINANT |
RED |
THE WORLD MAP OF PIRI
REIS (1513)
This is the only extant fragment of the world map
made in 1513 by Piri Reis, the renowned Turkish
navigator, geographer and cartographer.
Drawn in colours on an antelope leather, the map
measures 90x65 centimeters. It shows the South-West end
of Europe, the North-West of Africa, the coasts of the
South and Central America and the Atlantic Ocean. The
annotations in the margin refer to the methods Piri Reis
employed when drawing the map, the books he consulted
and his comments on the regions he mapped.
This map is an original work which shows the Old
World and the New World together. The map proves the
extraordinary talent the Turkish scientists displayed in
geography and cartography in early 16th century as well
as the exceptional position they held within the
frontiers of civilization in the same period.
Currently stored in the Archives Department of the
Museum of Topkapı Palace, Piri Reis’s map is recognized
to be a valuable piece of work considering its date of
production, accuracy, and drawing methods.
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