File:Martellus world map.jpg
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Artist |
Heinrich Hammer the German ("Henricus Martellus Germanus") |
Author |
Ptolemy (Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Claudius Ptolemaeus) |
Description |
English: The world map of "Henricus Martellus Germanus" (Heinrich Hammer the German), Florence 1490-92. The first map with the Dragon Tail. It is a mixture of Ptolemy, recent Portuguese discoveries and unknown sources. Displays the Cape of Good Hope, rounded by Bartolomeo Dias in 1488. Deutsch: Weltkarte des de:Henricus Martellus Germanus |
Date |
circa 1489 date QS:P571,+1489-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source/Photographer | Insularium Illustratum (Account of the Islands of the Mediterranean) |
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