Nicolaus Germanus, active 15th century
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Name (Latin)
Nicolaus Germanus, active 15th century
Other forms of name
Donis Nicolaus Germanus, active 15th century
Donnus Nicolaus Germanus, active 15th century
Nicholas, the German, active 15th century
Nicholaus Germanus, active 15th century
Nicolaus Germanus, 15th cent
Date of birth
1420
Date of death
1490
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Ptolemy. The Geography, 1991:Pref., p. xv (Donnus Nicolaus Germanus; geographical editor and copyist); Intro., p. 10 (Donnus Nicolaus erroneously called Donis Nicolaus in the Ulm ed. of Ptolemy of 1482); Dedication, p. 19 (Donnus Nicholaus Germanus)
- LC manual cat., 08-20-92(hdg.: Nicolaus Germanus, 15th cent.)
- The earliest printed maps 1472-1500, 1987:p. 123 ("Some scholars have supposed that Nicolaus Germanus should be identified with Nicolaus Laurentii (Niccolò Tedesco), the Florentine printer of Berlinghieri's Geographia. This 'Nicholas the German" worked as a stationer and miniaturist in Ferrara in the 1450s ... Others ... deny the connection between the cartographaer and printer ...")
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File:1482 Cosmographia Germanus.JPG
Lord Nicolas the German (Donnus Nicholas Germanus), cartographer
Johann the Blockcutter of Armsheim (Johannes Schnitzer or Johannes de Armssheim), engraver
, Public domainJohann the Blockcutter of Armsheim (Johannes Schnitzer or Johannes de Armssheim), engraver
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Lord Nicolas the German (Donnus Nicholas Germanus), cartographer
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Jacob d'Angelo after Claudius Ptolemaeus[1]
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Wikipedia description:
Nicolaus Germanus (c. 1420 – c. 1490) was a German cartographer who modernized Ptolemy's Geography by applying new projections, adding additional maps, and contributing other innovations that were influential in the development of Renaissance cartography.
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