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Artist	Piri Reis (circa 1467 - circa 1454) Alternative names Hac Ahmed Muhiddin Piri Description Turkish admiral, geographer and cartographer Date of birth/death between 1465 and 1470 1554 or 1555 Location of birth Gelibolu or Karaman near Konya, Turkey Authority control WorldCat
Title	Map of the Tunisian Coast with the Ports of Bizerte and Tunis as Far as Kelibia
Description	English: This folio from Walters manuscript W.658 contains a map of the Tunisian coast with the ports of Bizerte (Binzert) and Tunis (Tunus) as far as Kelibia (Qalabiyah).
Date	late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century ( Ottoman period (1281-1924))
Medium	ink and pigments on laid European paper
Dimensions	Height: 34 cm (13.4 in). Width: 24 cm (9.4 in).
Current location	Walters Art Museum   Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States Coordinates 39° 17′ 45.88″ N, 76° 36′ 55.10″ W    Established 1934 Website thewalters.org Authority control WorldCat
Accession number	W.658.279B
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Ownership history	Ahmad Afandi [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [see folio 4a] Ali Afandi [date and mode of acquisiton unknown] [see folio 4a] Sayyid Ali Qapudan [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [see folio 1a] Sultan Mahmud Khan [date and mode of acquistion unknown] [waqf seal and followed by a bequest statement (now erased), and the seal of the inspector of wakfs, Mustafá Tahir, see folio 4a] Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
place of origin	Turkey
Source/Photographer	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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