Bernard Wapowski

Bernard Wapowski (1475-1535)[1] was one of the earliest Polish cartographers and is credited for making the first detailed map of Poland in 1526.[2] Wapowski is considered to be the "Father of Polish Cartography".[3] Wapowski served as the secretary of King Sigismund the Old and made several advancements in Polish cartography by creating several maps of Eastern Europe including Poland, Sarmatia, Scandinavia, Warmia (Ermland), and Pomerania with some assistance from Nicolaus Copernicus.[1][3][4]

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  2. ^ Halecki, Oscar; Mikucki, Sylwiusz (June 1969). "Studia z dziejow wydzialu filozoficzno-historycznego uniwersytetu jagiellonskiego [Studies on the History of the Faculty of Philosophy and History, Jagellonian University]". The American Historical Review. 74 (5): 1660. doi:10.2307/1841403. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 1841403.
  3. ^ a b Schnayder, E. (1972). "Bernhard Wapowski's Lost Maps of Poland, Sarmatias and Scandinavia". Imago Mundi. 26: 76–77. doi:10.1080/03085697208592393. ISSN 0308-5694. JSTOR 1150648.
  4. ^ STACHIEWICZ, WANDA M. (1972). "COPERNICUS AND HIS WORK: A Biographical Sketch". The Polish Review. 17 (4): 62–81. ISSN 0032-2970. JSTOR 25777090.