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Summary
Artist |
Heinrich Bünting (1545–1606) |
Alternative names |
Buntingus, Bunting, Pendingius |
Description |
theologian, geographer and chronicler
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Date of birth/death |
1545 |
30 December 1606 |
Location of birth/death |
Hanover |
Hanover |
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Title |
Deutsch: Die gantze Welt in einem Kleberblat / Welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen "The entire world in the shape of a clover-leaf, which is the emblem of the city of Hannover, my beloved homeland"
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Description |
Stylized world map in the shape of a clover-leaf (the three classical continents of Europe, Asia, Africa), with Jerusalem at the centre, with additional indication of Great Britain, Scandinavia and America / the New World. Page 4f. of Die eigentliche und warhafftige gestalt der Erden und des Meers (1581), printed in Magdeburg.
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Date |
1581 |
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woodcut |
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Licensing
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