Mercateum
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mercateum-193-7104371
title:
Mercateum
text:
The Mercateum is the world's biggest globe based on a historical map. It is located in the centre of Königsbrunn in the district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The globe is intended as a memorial to trade relations between the Bavarian regions of Swabia and Franconia and India. The name Mercateum is derived from the Latin word mercator, meaning 'trader', 'merchant', but also refers to the important cartographer Gerhard Mercator. Originally part of a temporary exhibition in Munich commemorating t
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercateum
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date modified:
2021-08-11T06:07:59Z
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