Salvatore de Pilestrina
Mapmaker in Mallorca in the early 16th century
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Salvatore de Pilestrina (fl. 1502–1533), also known as Salvat de Pilestrina, was a mapmaker in Mallorca in the early 16th century.
Scholars suggest he was of Italian origin, in part because his work combines Italian and Catalan mapmaking techniques of the period.[1][2] He likely traveled from Italy to Mallorca to study cartography there.[3]
His known period of activity spans from 1502 to 1533.[4][5]
Pilestrina is known for his work on portolan charts, and he was active with the Majorcan cartographic school.[6][4][5] He created several significant maps of the Mediterranean, the originals of which have been lost.[1] He is also thought to have produced a number of other maps that extended to the Americas, including a map of the Atlantic coast of Central America.[7][8]
His first known chart was a major world map, produced around 1503.[3][9][10] Other known works were produced in 1504 or 1505,[11] in 1511,[12][13] and in 1533.[1][4][14] While other maps have been attributed to him, their origins are contested by historians.[15]