Fra Mauro map

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mappa_mundi
medieval map
gptkbp:city gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:King_Afonso_V_of_Portugal
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Fra_Mauro
gptkbp:dateCreated circa 1450
gptkbp:depicts known world
gptkbp:diameter about 2 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fra Mauro map
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ptolemaic_tradition
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Venetian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Biblioteca_Nazionale_Marciana
gptkbp:material vellum
gptkbp:notableFeature south is at the top
depicts Africa as circumnavigable
detailed cartouches
extensive text annotations
includes Europe, Asia, Africa
shows Indian Ocean open to the south
incorporates information from travelers and merchants
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Biblioteca_Nazionale_Marciana
gptkbp:shape circular
gptkbp:subjectOf historical research
cartographic studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fra_Mauro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6