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ERIC Number: EJ482465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Piri Reis and the Columbus Map.
Lunde, Paul
New England Journal of History, v50 n2 p48-60 Fall 1993
Discusses the origins and impact of the Piri Reis map, an early world map based on the voyages of Columbus and 20 other source maps. Maintains that evidence exists that Christopher Columbus may have drawn part of the map. Includes lengthy quotes from the map's legend written by Reis. (CFR)
Descriptors: Arabs, Cartography, Elementary Secondary Education, European History, History Instruction, Latin American History, Maps, Middle Eastern History, North American History, Social Science Research, Western Civilization, World History
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ottoman Empire
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