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Keywords: 1541 WALDSEEMÜLLER Map of Scandinavia ( Norbegia ^ Gottia ) - Geographicus - NorbegiaGottia-waldseemuller-1541.jpg A masterpiece This is an important early map of Scandinavia by cartographer Martin Waldseemuller It is heavily based on the similar map by Claudius Clavus which appeared in the 1425 Ulm edition of Ptolemy's Geographia The most notable difference between this edition is the addition of armorial shields for the Scandinavian countries In this map much of the geography is conjectural at best Iceland Norway and Sweden are nearly unrecognizable At the top of the map Greenland appears connected to the mainland by a narrow land bridge The text on the right describes the lengthening hours of daylight as a traveler moves north The woodcuts for this map were prepared by Lorenzo Fries The text was edited by Michael Servetus who was later burned at the stake for his outspoken heresies against the Holy Land 1541 Size in 18 13 object history credit line accession number NorbegiaGottia-waldseemuller-1541 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Norway 1541 Old maps of Denmark 1541 Old maps of Sweden 1541 Maps in Latin 1541 1541 maps 1541 Martin Waldseemüller 1541 Old maps of Scandinavia 1541 Norbegia and Gottia.jpg Artwork Creator Martin Waldseemüller Norbegia Gottia Norbegia et Gottia A masterpiece This is an important early map of Scandinavia by cartographer Martin Waldseemuller It is heavily based on the similar map by Claudius Clavus which appeared in the 1425 sic Ulm edition of Ptolemy's Geographia The most notable difference between this edition is the addition of armorial shields for the Scandinavian countries In this map much of the geography is conjectural at best Iceland Norway and Sweden are nearly unrecognizable At the top of the map Greenland appears connected to the mainland by a narrow land bridge The text on the right describes the lengthening hours of daylight as a traveler moves north The woodcuts for this map were prepared by Lorenzo Fries The text was edited by Michael Servetus who was later burned at the stake for his outspoken heresies against the Holy Land 1541 Size in 18 13 object history credit line accession number NorbegiaGottia-waldseemuller-1541 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps in Latin 1541 1541 maps Martin Waldseemüller 1541 Extra-Ptolemaic maps of Scandinavia 1541
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