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5 unusual facts about Fra Mauro


Cheboksary

However, in maps by European travelers it was marked as Cibocar (Pizzigano, 1367), Veda-Suar (Fra Mauro, 1459).

Fra Mauro formation

The formation, as well as Fra Mauro crater, take their names from a 15th-century Italian monk and mapmaker of the same name.

It is named after the 80-kilometer-diameter crater Fra Mauro, located within it.

Mandara Kingdom

The kingdom was first referred to by Fra Mauro (in 1459) and Leo Africanus (in 1526); the provenance of its name remains uncertain.

Vandenbrink Design

In July 2009, Vandenbrink announced development of the Fra Mauro, a carbon fiber-bodied coach apparently based on the Spyker C8 Spyder chassis and featuring a mid-engine 4.2 litre V8 layout.


Giorgio Sideri

Giorgio Sideri Callapoda came briefly into the news when his copy of a previously unknown fifteenth-century portolan chart by Fra Mauro was sold at auction in Milan, October 1984 at a price of 900 million Italian liras.


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