Diogo Homem
Illustration — Portolan chart of the Mediterranean by Diogo Homem, 1563. Biblioteca Nazionale, Florence Diogo Homem (1521–1576) was a Portuguese cartographer, son of Lopo Homem and member of a family of cartographers. Condemned for murder, he was exiled to Africa from Portugal in 1545, appearing in England a couple of years later.
Also recorded as Diego Homen
Diogo Homem
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- Born
- 1521
- Died
- 1576
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
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- cartographer
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Illustration — Portolan chart of the Mediterranean by Diogo Homem, 1563. Biblioteca Nazionale, Florence Diogo Homem (1521–1576) was a Portuguese cartographer, son of Lopo Homem and member of a family of cartographers. Condemned for murder, he was exiled to Africa from Portugal in 1545, appearing in England a couple of years later.
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He subsequently lived in Venice, producing numerous manuscript atlases and charts, many of them of the Mediterranean. The work of Diogo Homem is of an exceptional graphical quality and beauty, being kept in Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, France, the USA, and Portugal.
Portolan chart by Diogo Homem, 1563. Biblioteca Nazionale, Firenze
Diogo Homem, Photo by Alvesgaspar
Map of South America drawn 1558 by Diogo Homem
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1521
Diogo Homem born.
1558
Estampa 108 Terra Brasilis, Terra Argentea, Terra Incógnita, Diogo Homem 1558 latitude 28º28'57" sul e a uma longitude 48º46'51" oeste (1558) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1566
Um portulano de Diogo Homem (c.1566), na Biblioteca Geral da Universidade (1988) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
1566
Une carte inédite de Diogo Homem, circa 1566 (1970) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
1576
Diogo Homem died.
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Where material relating to Diogo Homem is held. Diogo Homem (n. Recorded as cartographer.
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- “Diogo Homem”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5279202: Diogo Homem
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scholarly publication
- NEW LIGHT ON DIOGO HOMEM, PORTUGUESE CARTOGRAPHER, The Mariner's Mirror, 1942
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Homem, Diogo, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Homem, Diogo, Dicionário Biográfico de Cientistas, Engenheiros e Médicos em Portugal, 2023
AN UNRECORDED MAP BY DIOGO HOMEM, The Mariner's Mirror, 1945
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