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Tag Archives: Murano
Mappamundi
The glorious Fra Mauro Mappamundi was created between 1458 and 1459 by the Venetian monk/cartographer/sailor/explorer/adventurer Fra Mauro. The map was commissioned by Portugal’s King Alfonso V and produced at the Camaldolese Monastery of Saint Michael on the Venetian lagoon island … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Libraries, Maps, Museums, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Camaldolese, Cartography, Fra Mauro, France, Murano, Portugal, Vatican Library
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