Nicolaus Germanus's 1467 manuscript copy of Ptolemy's world map, displaying Nicolaus Germanus's form of Ptolemy's 2nd projection and the expanded knowledge of Scandinavia in the northwest[1]A modern book illustration of the world map in the Ulm PtolemyJohannes Schnitzer's world map from Holle's 1482 edition of Ptolemy's Geography
Nicolaus Germanus (c. 1420 – c. 1490)[2] was a German cartographer who modernized Ptolemy's Geography by applying new projections, adding additional maps, and contributing other innovations that were influential in the development of Renaissance cartography.
