🇬🇧🔥🌍 Universal Atlas by Diogo Homem (c. 1565) - National Library of Russia, St Petersburg

🔥🌍Universal Atlas by Diogo Homem (c. 1565) housed in the National Library of Russia, St Petersburg, is the most beautiful atlas produced by a member of the most prestigious Portuguese family of cartographers. 👉 Both this exact replica and its protective case are hand-bound in naturally tanned full-grain leather and blindstamped. Its author, Diogo Homem, was a Portuguese cartographer, from a family of prominent cartographers like his father, Lopo, and also André, probably his cousin or brother.👉 Due to his involvement in the murder of a certain Antonio Fernandes, he had to go into exile in Morocco, before returning to Portugal and then moving to London and Venice. Not only was he one of the most brilliant cartographers in history, but he was also considered one of the most prolific. The atlas features 19 charts, 16 of w