Simonetta Conti, former associate professor of Geography at the Department of Letters and Cultural Heritage of the University of Campania ‘;Luigi Vanvitelli’;, is the author of numerous studies of historical geography, history of cartography, history of geographical explorations, with particular regard to the figure and work of Christopher Columbus. Member of the Board of the Italian Society of Military Studies and of the Board of the Italian Association of Ancient Cartography ‘;Roberto Almagià’;.