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{{short description|German cartographer}} {{Redirect|Behaim|the lunar crater|Behaim (crater)}} '''Martin Behaim''' (6 October 1459 β 29 July 1507), also known as {{nowrap|'''Martin von Behaim'''}} and by various forms of {{nowrap|'''Martin of Bohemia'''}}, was a German textile merchant and [[cartographer]]. He served [[John II of Portugal]] as an adviser in matters of navigation and participated 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 of Nuremberg]] in 1492.
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