. English: The world map of 'Henricus Martellus Germanus' (Heinrich Hammer the German), Florence 1490-92. 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 . 1489. Ptolemy (???????? ??????????, Claudius Ptolemaeus) Henricus Martellus Germanus (Wirkungsjahre 1480-1496)

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