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Heinrich Bünting: Deutsch: „Die gantze Welt in einem Kleberblat / Welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen“

English: "The entire world in the shape of a clover-leaf, which is the emblem of the city of Hannover, my beloved homeland"

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Artist
Heinrich Bünting  (1545–1606)  wikidata:Q99420
 
Alternative names
Buntingus, Bunting, Pendingius
Description German theologian, geographer and chronicler
Date of birth/death 1545 Edit this at Wikidata 30 December 1606 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hanover Edit this at Wikidata Hanover Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1565 Edit this at Wikidata–1599 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Hanover Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q99420
Title
Deutsch: „Die gantze Welt in einem Kleberblat / Welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen“
English: "The entire world in the shape of a clover-leaf, which is the emblem of the city of Hannover, my beloved homeland"
Description
Deutsch: Weltkarte aus dem Jahr 1581 in Form eines Kleeblattes: die drei klassischen Kontinenten Europa, Asien und Afrika bilden die Blätter und die Stadt Jerusalem das Zentrum. Zusätzlich sind England, Skandinavien und Amerika eingezeichnet. Erstellt von Heinrich Bünting und gedruckt in Magdeburg.
English: Stylized world map in the shape of a clover-leaf (the three classical continents of Europe, Asia, Africa), with Jerusalem at the center, with additional indication of Great Britain, Scandinavia and America / the New World. Page 4f. of Die eigentliche und warhafftige gestalt der Erden und des Meers (1581), printed in Magdeburg.
Українська: Стилізована карта світу у формі листка конюшини (три класичних континенти: Європа, Азія, Африка), з Єрусалимом у центрі, з додатковим позначенням Великобританії, Скандинавії та Америки / Нового Світу. 1581 р. надруковано в Магдебурзі. Автор: Генріх Бюнтінг.
Date 1581
date QS:P571,+1581-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium woodcut print
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Stylized world map in the shape of a clover-leaf (the three classical continents of Europe, Asia, Africa), with Jerusalem at the center, with additional indication of Great Britain, Scandinavia and America / the New World

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08:52, 12 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 08:52, 12 April 20061,736 × 1,472 (950 KB)Humus sapiens~commonswiki== Summary == Bünting clover leaf map. A woodcut made in 1581 in Magdeburg. Jerusalem is in the center, surrounded by Europe, Asia and Africa. Source: [http://www.helmink.com/Antique_Map_Bunting_World/] Category:Jerusalem [[Category:Historical map

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