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Description Gotland in the Baltic Sea is shown from the east. The castle to the right represents the old Hanseatic town of Visby with its ring wall.
Date Published in 1555
Source "Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus", book 2 - retrieved from Lars Henriksson's clipart collection, descriptions used with permission.
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Olaus Magnus  (1490–1557)  wikidata:Q315804 s:en:Author:Olaus Magnus q:nn:Olaus Magnus
 
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Olaus Magni; Магнус Олаус; Магнус, Олаус; Олаус Магнус; Olof Månsson; Olaus Magnus Gothus; Olaus Magnus; Olao Goto; Olafas Magnusas; Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala Olaus; Olof Mansson; Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Gothus; Olao Magno; Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Olaus; Olaf Mansson
Description Swedish cartographer, diplomat, historian, Latin Catholic priest, anthropologist and Catholic bishop
Swedish patriot and writer
Date of birth/death October 1490 Edit this at Wikidata 1 August 1557 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Linköping Cathedral Congregation Rome
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(Reusing this file)		 Author died more than 70 years ago - public domain


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