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Antique-style globe with sepia-toned map details and decorative illustrations, mounted on a black stand, sitting on a wooden surface.

Image shows a sketch of the Earth on graph paper with a photo of the Earth in the background. Blue arrows point to the sketch and the word FAKE? appears above in red letters.

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Behaim, Martin

Martin Behaim

Portuguese geographer and navigator