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Chile and Argentina with the Magellan Strait
Stefano Bonsignori1584
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The scroll reads: "This strait took the name of Strait of Magellan from its first discoverer, who, after facing many dangers, once he crossed said strait, reached the Molucca islands. In this province there is no notable thing, no written memory and very few information about it." Photo: Rabatti & Domingie
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- Title: Chile and Argentina with the Magellan Strait
- Creator Lifespan: 1589
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Firenze
- Date Created: 1584
- cartographer: Stefano Bonsignori
- Theme: map
- Physical Dimensions: w61 x h115 cm (Complete)
- Original title: Cile e Argentina con lo Stretto di Magellano
- Historical information: The panels in the Maps'Room are 53. 30 out of these were realized by the dominican friar from Perugia Egnazio Danti, the court cosmographer from 1553 to 1575; the remaining 23 were realized by the olivetan monk Stefano Bonsignori from 1576 to 1586. The panels show all the world as known at the time.
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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