Diogo Homem
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Diogo Homem(1521–1576) was a Portuguese cartographer, son ofLopo Homemand member of a family of cartographers.
Due to a crime of murder, in which he was connivent, he was forced to exile fromPortugal,first inEngland,and then inVenice.It was there that he produced numerous manuscript atlases and charts, many of them of theMediterranean.
The work of Diogo Homem is of an exceptional graphical quality and beauty, being kept inItaly,Austria,United Kingdom,France,the USAandPortugal.
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