<P> The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 from military intelligence by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis ( pronounced ( piɾi ɾeis ) ) . Approximately one third of the map survives ; it shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy . Various Atlantic islands , including the Azores and Canary Islands , are depicted , as is the mythical island of Antillia and possibly Japan . </P>
<P> The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 from military intelligence by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis ( pronounced ( piɾi ɾeis ) ) . Approximately one third of the map survives ; it shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy . Various Atlantic islands , including the Azores and Canary Islands , are depicted , as is the mythical island of Antillia and possibly Japan . </P>
the explorer accurately mapped the coasts of europe and north africa
the explorer accurately mapped the coasts of europe and north africa
Piri Reis
Piri Reis