4 The Quest to find the Master Chart of The World

The Quest to find the Master Chart of The World

Possible locations of 1428 Master Chart of the World – any other ideas welcome

 

  1. Museo Correr, Venice
  2. Bank of St George, Genoa – (who provided funds for Christopher Columbus and where Columbus pledged his charts as security).
  3. Monastery of San Nicolo, Treviso – (used by Dom Pedro 1424-26)
  4. Fra Mauros’ Religious order
  5. Venetian State Archives
  6. The Contarini family Archives
  7. The Alcobaza Monastery, Portugal (Library of Don Pedro)
  8. Portuguese National Archives, The Torre do Tombo
  9. The Vatican (Poggio Bracciolini, the Papal Secretary was the Intermediary between the Pope, Dom Pedro, Fra Mauro and Nicolo da Conti)
  10. The Library at Klostar Neuburg

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