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Fra Mauro

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Italian cartographer and monk

ScientistsLived 1385 to 1459 · aged 74
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Fra Mauro was an Italian cartographer who lived in the Republic of Venice. He created the most detailed and accurate map of the world up until that time, the Fra Mauro map.

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Bust of Fra MauroBust of Fra MauroThe 1450 ca. Fra Mauro map (inverted, South is normally at the top). The map is a world map that depicts Asia, Africa and Europe.The 1450 ca. Fra Mauro map (inverted, South is normally at the top). The map is a world map that depicts Asia, Africa and Europe.

Scientists born in the 1380s 2

Jamshīd al-Kāshī54.2Claudius Clavus44.4

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1385 to 1459 · aged 74
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24 languages

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