Piri Reis

Timeline

1. c. 1480–1510Gallipoli · Ottoman EmpireServed under his uncle Kemal Reis in Mediterranean campaigns, gaining navigation and combat experience and familiarizing himself with Aegean and North African coastal sea lanes, laying the foundation for his later cartography and writings.
2. 1511–1520Constantinople · Ottoman EmpireContinued serving in the imperial fleet around the time of Selim I's conquest of the Mamluks; in 1513 he drew his famous world map and presented it to the sultan, and between 1511 and 1520 began systematically compiling data on Mediterranean ports and sea lanes.
3. 1520–1526Gallipoli · Ottoman EmpireAfter Suleiman's accession he continued developing the first edition of the Kitab-ı Bahriye, recording Mediterranean coastal geography, ports, and sailing knowledge with illustrations, a milestone in Ottoman chart-making.