Urbano Monti
Urbano Monti (16 August 1544 – 15 May 1613[1]) (alternate spelling: Urbano Monte) was an Italian cartographer.
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Life
He was born and raised in Milan, Italy.[1]
Career
His most famous work is the Planisphere.
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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
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References
- "MONTI, Urbano in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- Rumsey, David. "David Rumsey Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "La più grande mappa del mondo ai tempi del Rinascimento – video". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Internet Archive Search: creator:"Urbano Monte (Monti)"". Archive.org. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- "Descrizione del mondo sin qui conosciuto /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
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