. English: God Deumo (Demus or Deumus) of Calicut from 'Cosmographia' (1544) by Sebastian Münster. Deumo is also described by Ludovico Verthema in 1503. Sailors first came to face with the idol of Deumo at Calicut on the Malabar Coast and they concluded it to be the god of Calicut. It is described that the ruler of Calicut (Zamorin) has a image of Deumo in his temple. Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar whose Cosmographia (1544; 'Cosmography') was the earliest German description of the world and a major work in the revival of geographic tho
. English: God Deumo (Demus or Deumus) of Calicut from 'Cosmographia' (1544) by Sebastian Münster. Deumo is also described by Ludovico Verthema in 1503. Sailors first came to face with the idol of Deumo at Calicut on the Malabar Coast and they concluded it to be the god of Calicut. It is described that the ruler of Calicut (Zamorin) has a image of Deumo in his temple. Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar whose Cosmographia (1544; 'Cosmography') was the earliest German description of the world and a major work in the revival of geographic thought in 16th-century Europe. Aside from the well-known maps present in the Cosmographia, the text is thickly sprinkled with vigorous views: portraits of kings and princes, costumes and occupations, habits and customs, flora and fauna, monsters, wonders, and horrors. . 17 March 2012. Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) Alternative names Sebastian M. Münster; Sebastian Muenster Description German cartographer and scholar Date of birth/death 20 January 1488 26 May 1552 Location of birth/death Ingelheim Basel Work location Basel; Heidelberg Authority control : Q61073 VIAF: 51698921 ISNI: 0000 0001 2279 8357 ULAN: 500046255 LCCN: n88079882 NLA: 35924470 WorldCat Demon of Calicut
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