Marcus Beneventanus (circa 1465–1524) was an Italian philosopher, theologian and astronomer who published maps and books.
Life
He was originally a Celestine monk. He later took up a career in cartography and publishing.
Bibliography
Notable maps printed by him include: Modern map of central and eastern Europe included in the 1507 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Geography.
Notable books printed by him include: In hoc opere haec continentur Geographiae Cl. Ptolemaei emẽta : & cu archetypo graeco collata. Planisphaerium Cl. Ptolemaei noviter recognitum et emendatum a Marco Monacho Adversus novam marci beneventani astronomiam, quae positionem alphonsinam, de motu octavi orbis multis modis depravavit, apologia
References
External links thesaurus.cerl.org worldcat.org