Urbano Monti

Urbano Monti (16 August 1544 – 15 May 1613[1]) (alternate spelling: Urbano Monte) was an Italian cartographer.

Urbano Monti

Life

He was born and raised in Milan, Italy.[1]

Career

His most famous work is the Planisphere.

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

References
  1. "MONTI, Urbano in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. Rumsey, David. "David Rumsey Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. "La più grande mappa del mondo ai tempi del Rinascimento – video". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. "Internet Archive Search: creator:"Urbano Monte (Monti)"". Archive.org. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. "Descrizione del mondo sin qui conosciuto /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
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