Ptolemy (Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Claudius Ptolemaeus)
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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.
date QS:P571,+1489-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Insularium Illustratum (Account of the Islands of the Mediterranean)
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