The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)

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Autor(a) principal: Masseti, Marco
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Veracini, Cecilia
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/28972
Resumo: In 1513 the famous Turkish navigator, geographer and cartographer, the admiral Pîrî Reis, drew a large planisphere showing the entire known world of the time. Today only a fragment of this work remains, conserved at the Topkapi Sarayi Museum in Istanbul (Turkey) and referred to as the Carte de l’Atlantique. This map represents one of the most controversial, mysterious and beautiful documents in the history of cartography. The aim of this study is to analyse the zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map, investigating the sources of their iconography as well as focusing on their zoologi cal and cultural meanings. We carried out a review of existing literature on this topic, attempting to provide an updated scientific interpretation of the animals portrayed, considering the zoological knowledge assumed to exist at the beginning of the 16th century and the probable cultural background of Pîrî Reis. Our interpretation demonstrates that many of the animals represented in the Pîrî Reis map conform to the European and Near-Eastern late medieval iconographic tradition. On the other hand, other zoomorphic representations, such as Caribbean parrots, appear unrelated to any previous source and could possibly have been copied from Columbus’ lost map.
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spelling The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)Les représentations zoomorphiques de la carte de Pîrî Reis (1513)Cartography, iconography, animals, fabulous creatures, 16th centuryIn 1513 the famous Turkish navigator, geographer and cartographer, the admiral Pîrî Reis, drew a large planisphere showing the entire known world of the time. Today only a fragment of this work remains, conserved at the Topkapi Sarayi Museum in Istanbul (Turkey) and referred to as the Carte de l’Atlantique. This map represents one of the most controversial, mysterious and beautiful documents in the history of cartography. The aim of this study is to analyse the zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map, investigating the sources of their iconography as well as focusing on their zoologi cal and cultural meanings. We carried out a review of existing literature on this topic, attempting to provide an updated scientific interpretation of the animals portrayed, considering the zoological knowledge assumed to exist at the beginning of the 16th century and the probable cultural background of Pîrî Reis. Our interpretation demonstrates that many of the animals represented in the Pîrî Reis map conform to the European and Near-Eastern late medieval iconographic tradition. On the other hand, other zoomorphic representations, such as Caribbean parrots, appear unrelated to any previous source and could possibly have been copied from Columbus’ lost map.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaMasseti, MarcoVeracini, Cecilia2023-10-13T10:01:27Z2016-06-242016-06-24T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/28972engMASSETI M. & VERACINI C. 2016. — The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513). Anthropozoologica 2016 (1): 41-54. https://doi.org/10.5252/az2016n1a310.5252/az2016n1a3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-15T01:32:56Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/28972Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:35:42.939017Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
Les représentations zoomorphiques de la carte de Pîrî Reis (1513)
title The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
spellingShingle The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
Masseti, Marco
Cartography, iconography, animals, fabulous creatures, 16th century
title_short The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
title_full The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
title_fullStr The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
title_full_unstemmed The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
title_sort The zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map (1513)
author Masseti, Marco
author_facet Masseti, Marco
Veracini, Cecilia
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Veracini, Cecilia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Cartography, iconography, animals, fabulous creatures, 16th century
topic Cartography, iconography, animals, fabulous creatures, 16th century
description In 1513 the famous Turkish navigator, geographer and cartographer, the admiral Pîrî Reis, drew a large planisphere showing the entire known world of the time. Today only a fragment of this work remains, conserved at the Topkapi Sarayi Museum in Istanbul (Turkey) and referred to as the Carte de l’Atlantique. This map represents one of the most controversial, mysterious and beautiful documents in the history of cartography. The aim of this study is to analyse the zoomorphic representations of the Pîrî Reis map, investigating the sources of their iconography as well as focusing on their zoologi cal and cultural meanings. We carried out a review of existing literature on this topic, attempting to provide an updated scientific interpretation of the animals portrayed, considering the zoological knowledge assumed to exist at the beginning of the 16th century and the probable cultural background of Pîrî Reis. Our interpretation demonstrates that many of the animals represented in the Pîrî Reis map conform to the European and Near-Eastern late medieval iconographic tradition. On the other hand, other zoomorphic representations, such as Caribbean parrots, appear unrelated to any previous source and could possibly have been copied from Columbus’ lost map.
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