Description: (German Textile Merchant and Cartographer Known for Creating the 'Erdapfel', the Oldest Surviving Terrestrial Globe)
Martin Behaim, a German textile merchant and cartographer, advised John II of Portugal on navigation. He created the Erdapfel, the world's oldest known globe in 1492 for the Imperial City of Nuremberg. Behaim's expertise in cartography and navigation made significant contributions to the exploration and understanding of the world during the Age of Discovery, leaving a lasting legacy in geography.