Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli

This article is about an Italian mathematician. For other uses of Toscanelli, see Toscano (disambiguation).

Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397 – 10 May 1482) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer. Born in Florence, he was a notable local Renaissance figure. Christopher Columbus carried his map (depicting Asia to the west of Europe) on his first voyage to the New World.

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