Henricus Martellus Germanus
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Henricus Martellus Germanus (years of activity 1480–1496) (pseudonym of Heinrich Hammer) was a German cartographer who lived in Italy .
He came from the Nuremberg area and is said to have worked in Florence for the map maker and publisher F. Roselli. Another indication names Rome as the place of collaboration with Roselli and does not assume Florence as the center of life until the end of the 15th century. At least he was employed by the Martelli family in Florence for many years .
Around 1490 he produced a world map that is remarkably similar to Martin Behaim's 1492 earth globe (or " Erdapfel ") . Both reveal strong influences from Ptolemy .
Name variants
- Henricus Martellus Germanus,
- Henricus (Germanus),
- Enrico Martello,
- Henricus martellus, Martellus
literature
- Werner-Francisco Bär, The map of the island of Mallorca from the end of the 15th century. until around 1700 , Frankfurter Geographische Hefte, Volume 66, Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN 3-9808888-0-0 , page 33 ff.
Web links
Commons : Henricus Martellus Germanus - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Index of Cartographic Images
- An essay on the world map by Henricus Martellus Germanus
- SUB GÖ
- http://www.halifax.ca/cah/documents/earlyportuguese.pdf (PDF file; 46 kB)
- What did Columbus see on Martellus' map of the world from 1491? @ Spektrum.de, June 12, 2015
- Christopher Columbus is said to have set sail with this map
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martellus Germanus, Henricus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hammer, Heinrich (birth name); Henricus (Germanus); Martello, Enrico; Martellus, Henricus; Martellus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century or 16th century |