File:World map by Martellus - Account of the Islands of the Mediterranean (1489), ff.68v-69 - BL Add MS 15760.jpg

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Heinrich Hammer the German ("Henricus Martellus Germanus")
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English: The world map of "Henricus Martellus Germanus" (Heinrich Hammer the German), Florence 1489. 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 1487
date QS:P571,+1487-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q23308
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Add. 15760, ff.68v-69
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Image taken from Insularium Illustratum (Account of the Islands of the Mediterranean)

Originally published/produced in Florence, 1489.

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Catalogue entry: Add MS 15760

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