Claudius Clavus
Illustration — Geography by Ptolemy, Latin manuscript of the early 15th century, with maps by Claudius Clavus Claudius Clavus (Suartho) also known as Nicholas Niger, (Claudius Claussøn Swart), (born 14 September 1388), was a Danish geographer sometimes considered to be the first Nordic cartographer. 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.
Claudius Clavus
Claudius Clavus · Nancy Municipal Library MS 354 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1388 · Funen.
- Died
- 1500
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- geographer · cartographer
- Languages
- Danish
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Illustration — Geography by Ptolemy, Latin manuscript of the early 15th century, with maps by Claudius Clavus Claudius Clavus (Suartho) also known as Nicholas Niger, (Claudius Claussøn Swart), (born 14 September 1388), was a Danish geographer sometimes considered to be the first Nordic cartographer. 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.
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Born at Funen in 1388, died in 1500.
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The British Library · Image taken from page 743 of 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen. Historisk illustreret'
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