Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione

Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione (1530–1576[1]) was an author and cartographer.[2]

Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione
Born1530 (1530)
Died1576 (aged 4546)
Known forWriter, cartographer
SpouseThe poet Bianca d'Este
Description of Ireland from Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione's 'L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo', Venice 1576. Chester Beatty Library

Works

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S. Lorenzo [Madagascar], L'Isole pu Famose del Mondo, 1572

References

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  1. Franco Pignatti. "Tommaso Porcacchi".
  2. 1 2 Prestwidge, Bill. "JAMAICA by Tomaso Porcacchi, 1572". Bill Prestwidge. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-09-22.