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minus-squareTroy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoPaywall. Free info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Mauro_map And a 5000x5000 pixel scan of a copy: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/FraMauroDetailedMap.jpg And the museum has a much higher res available here: https://mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/en/ https://mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/en/interactive-exploration/explore.html
Paywall. Free info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Mauro_map
And a 5000x5000 pixel scan of a copy: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/FraMauroDetailedMap.jpg
And the museum has a much higher res available here: https://mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/en/ https://mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/en/interactive-exploration/explore.html