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Gulf of Mexico, states of Central America, Cuba and Southern United States
Ignazio Danti1565/1575
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
Details
- Title: Gulf of Mexico, states of Central America, Cuba and Southern United States
- Creator Lifespan: 1536 - 1586
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Alatri
- Creator Birth Place: Perugia
- Date Created: 1565/1575
- cartographer: Egnazio Danti
- Theme: map
- Physical Dimensions: w80 x h117 cm (Complete)
- Original title: Golfo del Messico, Stati centroamericani, Cuba e Stati Uniti meridionali
- 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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