- The
Erdapfel (German for 'earth apple';
pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ) is a
terrestrial globe 51 cm (20 in) in diameter,
produced by
Martin Behaim from 1490...
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Crates from
about 150 BC. The
oldest surviving terrestrial globe is the
Erdapfel, made by
Martin Behaim in 1492. The
oldest surviving celestial globe sits...
- to the
terrestrial globe later produced by
Martin Behaim in 1492, the
Erdapfel. Both show
heavy influences from Ptolemy, and both
possibly derive from...
- parti****ted in a
voyage to West Africa. He is now best
known for his
Erdapfel, the world's
oldest known globe,
which he
produced for the
Imperial City...
- The
Erdapfel, the
oldest surviving terrestrial globe (1492/1493)...
- the
fringes of the
known world. By the time
Martin Behaim created his
Erdapfel globe in 1492, the
islands were
thought to be near ****an,
possibly because...
- (very lean
boiled beef),
which is
traditionally served with Geröstete
Erdäpfel (boiled
potatoes mashed with a fork and
subsequently fried) and horseradish...
-
numerous maps in
Christopher Columbus's time, most
notably Martin Behaim's
Erdapfel of 1492. It is
known as La isla de San Borondón and isla de Samborombón...
-
dialect pronunciation. The name of the dish
alludes to "earth apples" (
Erdäpfel, a
Southern German name for potatoes) and "sky apples",
meaning apples...
- 1508, is the second- or third-oldest
known terrestrial globe,
after the
Erdapfel of
Martin Behaim (1492) and the
Ostrich Egg
Globe (claimed 1504). The Hunt-Lenox...
