. English: The world map of 'Henricus Martellus Germanus' (Heinrich Hammer the German), Florence, c. 1489. The first map with the Dragon Tail. It is a mixture of Ptolemy, recent Portuguese discoveries and unknown sources. Displays the Cape of Good Hope, rounded by Bartolomeo Dias in 1488. Deutsch: Weltkarte des de:Henricus Martellus Germanus . circa 1489. Ptolemy (Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Claudius Ptolemaeus) 864 Martellus World-Map

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