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Claudius Clavus
Claudius Clavus (Suartho) also known as ''Nicholas Niger'', ( da, Claudius Claussøn Swart), (born 14 September 1388), was a Denmark, Danish geographer sometimes considered to be the first Nordic countries, Nordic cartographer. It is believed that he was born in the village of Salling (Funen), Salling on the Danish island of Funen. He is commemorated by a plaque in the local ''Aagaarden''. In 141213 at the age of 25 he started to travel around Europe and appeared eleven years later (142324) in Rome. It is believed he travelled as far north as the 70°10' N. latitude, lat. In Rome he became friends with the cardinal Giordano Orsini (died 1438), Giordano Orsini and the pope's secretary Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, who were among those working to update the old Roman cartography. Claudius contributed to a more realistic description of Nordic countries, in particular Iceland and Greenland, and was probably the first cartographer to put Greenland on a map. He is also known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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