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File:1581 Bunting clover leaf map.jpg

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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"
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.
Date 1581
Medium woodcut
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