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Authors: Hieronymus Münzer (1447–1508)
Hartmann Schedel (1440–1514)
Created:1493
Material:paper
Technique:woodcut
Dimensions:39 × 57 cm

Lithuania’s name in the map of Central Europe by Hieronymus Münzer (14471508) included in the so-called Nuremberg Chronicle was the first mention of Lithuania in printed matter. The woodcut in the German issue “Litaw” differs from the woodcut “Lituania” in the Latin edition

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album LITUANIA IN ATLANTIBUS (2011). Text author Algimantas Muzikevičius