Erdapfel - Wikipedia
The Erdapfel (German for 'earth apple'; pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ⓘ) is a terrestrial globe 51 cm (20 in) in diameter, produced by Martin Behaim from 1490 to 1492. The Erdapfel is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.
Behold the Erdapfel, the World’s Oldest Surviving Globe
Mar 1, 2017 · Known formally as the Erdapfel (literally “Earth Apple,” or in some colloquial translations “potato”), the oldest globe is an impressive and beautiful artifact, even if its cartographic science...
Interactive Globe: Martin Behaim's Erdapfel, 1492 ... - David …
Martin Behaim's Erdapfel (earth apple) is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe. It exists in only one manuscript copy painted by Georg Glockendon, held Nuremberg, Germany. It shows the world according to Ptolemy and other sources, before the discovery of America by Columbus in the same year as the globe was made, 1492.
Behaim’s Erdapfel: The Oldest Extant Terrestrial Globe
The terrestrial globe named “Erdapfel” produced by Martin Behaim may be the first terrestrial globe ever built (Wikipedia: Erdapfel)
Martin Behaim - Wikipedia
He is now best known for his Erdapfel, the world's oldest known globe, which he produced for the Imperial City of Nuremberg in 1492. Behaim was born in Nuremberg on 6 October 1459, the oldest son of Martin Behaim and Agnes Schopper.
Behaim: Oldest globe reveals dark side of human exploration
Aug 11, 2023 · The globe, also known as the Erdapfel, now resides in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. Shortly after its completion, which has been dated somewhere between 1490 and 1492, the...
Martin Behaim's "Erdapfel", the Oldest Surviving Terrestrial Globe
Behaim's Erdapfel, photograph regretably taken in dull light. Produced in 1492 by German mariner, artist, cosmographer, astronomer, philosopher, geographerm and explorer Martin Behaim, the Erdapfel (earth apple) is considered the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.
Martin Behaim’s globe (1492) – Black Central Europe
Martin Behaim (ca. 1459-1507) was a textile trader from a Nuremberg patrician family who is famous today for his globe (or “Erdapfel,” as he called it), the oldest still in existence.
Columbus's lucky mistake: the oldest surviving terrestrial globe, 1492
As the oldest surviving representation of the earth in the form of a sphere, the Behaim Globe in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is one of the most important cultural products in the history of geography.
The World’s Oldest Globe Dates Back to 1492 - The Vintage News
Jan 26, 2019 · History books and museums have revealed early versions of terrestrial globes that seem peculiar but fascinating, especially the oldest surviving of them all, known as the “Erdapfel” and colloquially dubbed as “the potato.”