(Venice)_Fra'Mauro's_World_Map_-_Biblioteca_Nazionale_Marciana.jpg

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Map of the world by Fra Mauro, 1459 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

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Fra Mauro : Fra Mauro map wikidata:Q1613131 reasonator:Q1613131
Artist
Fra Mauro (1385–1459) wikidata:Q445084
Fra Mauro
Alternative names
Mauro
Description Italian cartographer
Date of birth/death 1385 Edit this at Wikidata 1459 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Venice Venice
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artist QS:P170,Q445084
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Author
Fra Mauro (1385–1459) wikidata:Q445084
Fra Mauro
Alternative names
Mauro
Description Italian cartographer
Date of birth/death 1385 Edit this at Wikidata 1459 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Venice Venice
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q445084
Edit this at Wikidata
Title
Fra' Mauro's World Map
label QS:Len,"Fra' Mauro's World Map"
label QS:Lfr,"Carte du monde de Fra' Mauro"
label QS:Lit,"Mappamondo di Fra' Mauro"
Object type world map Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English : Manuscript, parchment on Wood
Français : Manuscrit, parchemin sur Bois
Italiano : Manoscritto, pergamena su Legno
Date between (1457 and 1459)
Publication date 1459 Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions 196 × 193 cm (77.1 × 75.9 in)
institution QS:P195,Q578460
References "Il Mappamondo di Fra' Mauro" , Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Source/Photographer Self-photographed Didier Descouens Taken on 12 May 2023
Other versions
  • High-resolution image of copy made in 1806
    High-resolution image of copy made in 1806
  • Alternate photograph of the 1459 map
    Alternate photograph of the 1459 map
Object location 45° 26′ 01.08″ N, 12° 20′ 14.08″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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45°26'1.08047690950"N, 12°20'14.08370083747"E

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