- Martin Heilwig
Martin Heilwig (1516-1574) was a
cartographer fromSilesia . He was born in Neisse and died inBreslau ,Holy Roman Empire . (While his region has had strong ties to both the German and Polish cultures and political histories, his name and affiliations were strongly German.)He was a student of
Martin Luther andPhilip Melanchthon .In 1561 he
copper -etched a map, a single-sheetcartouche of Silesia, which he published under the title "Silesiae Typus" and dedicated toNicolaus Rhedinger . His map was later republished in several versions ofAbraham Ortelius 's pioneering world atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ".External links
* [http://www.library.ucla.edu/yrl/reference/maps/blaeu/germania.jpgBreslau, Silesia, Germany map c 1600]
Persondata
NAME = Heilwig, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Silesiancartographer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1516
PLACE OF BIRTH = Neisse
DATE OF DEATH = 1574
PLACE OF DEATH =Breslau
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