Marcus Beneventanus
Marcus Beneventanus was a medieval Italian publisher of maps and books.
Life
He was originally a Celestine monk. He later took up a career in cartography and publishing.[1][2]
Career
He was a contemporary of Johannes Ruysch and Martin Waldseemuller.[3]
Bibliography
Notable maps printed by him include:
Notable books printed by him include:
- In hoc opere haec continentur Geographiae Cl. Ptolemaei emẽta : & cu archetypo graeco collata. Planisphaerium Cl. Ptolemaei noviter recognitum et emendatum a Marco Monacho
- Adversus novam marci beneventani astronomiam, quae positionem alphonsinam, de motu octavi orbis multis modis depravavit, apologia
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References
- Haase, Wolfgang; Reinhold, Meyer (1 January 1994). "The Classical Tradition and the Americas: European images of the Americas and the classical tradition (2 pts.)". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- Manilius, Marcus; Sherburne, Sir Edward (1 January 1675). "The Sphere of Marcus Manilius Made an English Poem: With Annotations and an Astronomical Appendix". Nathanael Brooke, at the sign of the Angel in Cornhil, near the Royal exchange – via Google Books.
- Seaver, Kirsten A. (1 January 1996). "The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, Ca. A.D. 1000-1500". Stanford University Press – via Google Books.
- "Old, antique Ptolemy map of Scandinavia by Marcus Beneventanus - Sanderus Antique Maps".
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