Fra Mauro was an Italian man who lived in the republic of Venice. He was an Italian cartographer who is known for creating a detailed and accurate map of the world during that era. Fra Mauro was born around the 1400’s and lived his life being a monk and then a cartographer. He was very educated and part of the higher social class society, this is evident because he was a monk and was able to read and write and further create a map. Also everyone during this time was usually a peasant so it was quite seen as a person being a higher class due to their reading and writing skills.
In 1448 Mauro begun creating his map and was completed sometime before 1959 in the republic of Venice. The map Fra Mauro created was to create an understanding of
In 1448 Mauro begun creating his map and was completed sometime before 1959 in the republic of Venice. The map Fra Mauro created was to create an understanding of