Henricus Martellus

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Henricus Martellus

German cartographer

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European exploration
The sea route east by south to Cathay
The map of the German Henricus Martellus, published in 1492, shows the shores of North Africa and of the Gulf of Guinea more or less correctly and was probably taken from numerous seamen’s charts. The delineation of the west coast of southern Africa from the Guinea Gulf to the Cape…
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The map of the German Henricus Martellus, published in 1492, shows the shores of North Africa and of the Gulf of Guinea more or less correctly and was probably taken from numerous seamen’s charts. The delineation of the west coast of southern Africa from the Guinea Gulf to the Cape…
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