Re: VMs: Astronomical Notes, Comments, and Replies

["Petr Kazil" <kazil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> D'Imperio writes about such a person - I can never
> remember his name. He made very intricate drawings
> of maps of the (known) world.

Yep, that's Opicinus de Canistris. They have a very nice book in the Royal Library about him. I
wrote some postings about him some times ago. Such a profile would fit the VMS very well.

> There may have been more people like him.

I always think that the VMS reminds me of the "Palais Ideal" of that famous French postman. Now I
can't get his name. It's on the tip of my tongue ... (Or those famous Chicago Towers).

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