Article ID: CBB648685517

Searching the East by the West: Martin Behaim revisited (2021)

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Martin Behaim is an historical figure presently known above all as responsible for the conception of a terrestrial globe that is associated with his name. The Behaim Globe, poduced in 1492 and kept at the Germanisches National Museum, in Nuremberg, is the oldest extant terrestrial globe. Martin Behaim's life and work have been exhaustively dealt with by modern historiography, particularly in connection with the great Iberian voyages of maritime exploration of the end of the fifteenth century. Therefore, many of the legends associated with the name of Behaim have been dully criticized. But the biography of this German merchant / cosmographer / navigator, who spent an important part of his life in Portugal, continues to raise problems and perplexities, which are revisited in the present text. Martin Behaim é uma figura histórica atualmente conhecida como responsável pela concepção de um globo terrestre que está associado ao seu nome. O Globo de Behaim, produzido em 1492 e conservado no Germanisches National Museum, em Nuremberg, é o mais antigo globo terrestre existente. A vida e a obra de Martin Behaim foram exaustivamente tratadas pela historiografia moderna, em particular no que se refere às grandes viagens ibéricas de exploração marítima do final do século XV. Mas a biografia deste mercador / cosmógrafo / navegador alemão, que passou uma parte importante da sua vida em Portugal, continua a suscitar problemas e perplexidades, que são revisitadas no presente texto.

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Authors & Contributors
Roberts, Sean E.
Massing, Andreas
Edson, Evelyn
Tafiłowski, Piotr
Woodward, David
Tolias, Georges
Concepts
Geography
Cartography
Maps; atlases
Printing
Travel; exploration
Scientific illustration
Time Periods
15th century
16th century
Renaissance
17th century
Medieval
Early modern
Places
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Institutions
Yale University
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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