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Andre Homem was a sixteenth-century Portuguese cartographer and cosmographer who produced manuscript nautical charts during the period of Iberian overseas expansion. His surviving works include a large world map dated 1559, now held by the Bibliotheque nationale de France, that presents coastlines, place-names, flags, ships, and richly painted geographic imagery. His charts are studied as examples of Portuguese Renaissance cartography and its treatment of newly documented oceanic routes.
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Who was André Homem?
André Homem was a sixteenth-century Portuguese cartographer and cosmographer. He produced manuscript nautical charts during the period of Iberian overseas expansion.
What is the date of André Homem's surviving world map?
One of his surviving works is a large world map dated 1559. It is now held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Where is André Homem's 1559 world map kept?
The map is held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. It is a manuscript world map from the sixteenth-century Iberian cartographic tradition.
What kind of maps did André Homem make?
He made manuscript nautical charts and world maps. His work belongs to a period when Portuguese and other Iberian mapmakers were documenting expanding maritime knowledge.
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