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English: Map of the world by Venetian monk Fra Mauro. The image shows a reproduction made by W. Fraser made in 1806. The image shows a reproduction made by W. Fraser made in 1806. The map is orientated with south at the top.
The Fra Mauro map is a map of the world made around 1450 by the Italian cartographer Fra Mauro, which is “considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography." [ 1 ] It is a circular planisphere drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame that measures over two by two meters.
Parma (Italian: Stazione di Parma) is a railway station serving the city of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station opened in 1859 and is located on the Milan–Bologna railway , Pontremolese railway (to La Spezia), Brescia–Parma railway and Parma–Suzzara railway .
English: Nat Williams, James and Bettison Treasures Curator at the National Library of Australia, discusses the Fra Mauro Map of the World. Created by the monk Fra Mauro between 1390-1459, it is one of the most important and famous maps of all time and the crown jewel of the collections of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice.
The Fra Mauro map: Author: Fra Mauro: Licensing. This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself ...
During World War II, Parma was a strong centre of partisan resistance. The train station and marshalling yards were targets for high altitude bombing by the Allies in the spring of 1944. Much of the Palazzo della Pilotta, situated not far (half a mile) from the train station, was
Bust of Fra Mauro. Fra Mauro, O.S.B. Cam., (c.1400–1464) was an Italian (Venetian) cartographer who lived in the Republic of Venice. He created the most detailed and accurate map of the world up until that time, the Fra Mauro map. Mauro was a monk of the Camaldolese Monastery of St. Michael, located on the island of Murano in the Venetian ...
The De Virga world map was made by Albertinus de Virga between 1411 and 1415. The map contains a mention in small letters: "A. 141.. Albertin diuirga me fecit in vinexia" "Made by Albertinius de Virga in Venice in 141.." (the last digit of the date is erased by a fold in the map) Albertinus de Virga, a Venetian, is also known for a 1409 map of ...