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Urbano Monti

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Urbano Monti

Urbano Monti (16 August 1544 – 15 May 1613[1]) (alternate spelling: Urbano Monte) was an Italian cartographer.

Life

He was born and raised in Milan, Italy.[1]

Career

His most famous work is the Planisphere.

Monti's Planisphere

Some of his best known works are a part of the David Rumsey Map Collection of Stanford University and have been recently digitized.[2][3]

Bibliography

His notable books include:[4][5]

  • Descrizione del mondo sin qui conosciuto
  • Un prezioso cimelio della cartografia italiana

References

  1. ^ a b "MONTI, Urbano in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ Rumsey, David. "David Rumsey Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ "La più grande mappa del mondo ai tempi del Rinascimento – video". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Internet Archive Search: creator:"Urbano Monte (Monti)"". Archive.org. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. ^ "Descrizione del mondo sin qui conosciuto /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
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