Diogo Homem

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Portolan chart of the Mediterranean by Diogo Homem, 1563. Biblioteca Nazionale, Florence

Diogo Homem (1521–1576) was a Portuguese cartographer, son of Lopo Homem and member of a family of cartographers.

Due to a crime of murder, in which he was connivent, he was forced to exile from

Mediterranean
.

The work of Diogo Homem is of an exceptional graphical quality and beauty, being kept in

the USA and Portugal
.