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French Franciscan friar and royal cosmographer (1516–1590) who authored La Cosmographie universelle (1575) and travel accounts of Brazil based on personal voyages to the Americas.
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André Thevet ranks #347 of 357 in the Cartographer ranking, behind Felix W. Lampe, ahead of Alexander Keith Johnston Jr..
Widely known cosmographer, but travel accounts and compilations are criticized for unreliability and derivative claims.
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André Thevet scores 5.92/10 (Mediocre) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Cartographer category. Widely known cosmographer, but travel accounts and compilations are criticized for unreliability and derivative claims.
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