Giovanni Matteo Contarini

Giovanni Matteo Contarini (1452-1507) was a cartographer and likely a member of a prominent Venetian family.[1][2] In 1506, Contarini created a world map that Francesco Rosselli later engraved.[2][3] The Contarini-Rosselli map is the first world map to have Columbus' discoveries incorporated.[4][5] It was first discovered in 1922 and currently resides in the British Library.[1] On the map, Contarini refers to himself as "famed in the Ptolemaean art" but no other maps by him have surfaced.[1]

Not to be confused with Giovanni Contarini.
Giovanni Matteo Contarini
The 1506 Contarini–Rosselli map
Born1452
Died1507
OccupationCartographer

Contarini father was Marco Contarini of San Cassiano.[2]

References
  1. "Contarini/Roselli World Map" (PDF). MyOldMaps.com. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. Armstrong, Lilian (1996). "Benedetto Bordon, "Miniator", and Cartography in Early Sixteenth-Century Venice". Imago Mundi. 48: 65–92. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. Baratono, Diego; Claudio, Piani (2014). LEONARDO ROMBAI: IL GLOBO DI UOVA DI STRUZZO DEL 1504 CIRCA SCOPERTO E STUDIATO DA STEFAAN MISSINNE. CENTRO ITALIANO PER GLI STUDI STORICO-GEOGRAFICI GEOSTORIE BOLLETTINO E NOTIZIARIO.
  4. David Woodward, ed. (1987). cartography in the european renaissance: Volume 3 (Part 1). University of Chicago Press.
  5. "First known printed world map showing America". British Library. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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