Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione

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Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione
Born1530
Castiglion Fiorentino, Val di Chiana
Died1585
Venice
Nationality (legal)Tuscan
Known forWriter, cartographer
SpouseThe poet Bianca d'Este
1572 map of Jamaica by Porcacchi.

Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione (1530–1585) was an author and cartographer.[1]

Selected publications

  • L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo, Venice, 1572.[1]
  • Funerali antichi di diversi popoli, et nationi : forma, ordine et pompa di sepolture ... ; con le figure in rame die Girolamo Porro. Galignani / Angelieri, Venetia 1591. digital

References

  1. ^ a b Prestwidge, Bill. "JAMAICA by Tomaso Porcacchi, 1572". Bill Prestwidge. Retrieved 2009-09-22.

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