File:Oronce Fine 1531.jpg

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English: 1531 world map by the French Oronce Fine, in double cordiform projection.

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1531

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Alternative names	Oroncio; Orontius Finaeus; Orontii Finei; Orontius Fineus; Oronce Fine; Oroncé Finé
Description	French mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, professor, architect and engraver
Date of birth/death	20 December 1494	8 August 1555
Location of birth/death	Briançon	Paris
Work period	1668
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q983291 VIAF: 39442060 ISNI: 0000000122785521 ULAN: 500063961 LCCN: n85006470 NLA: 35971184 WorldCat

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