Olaus Magnus’ signature in printed edition of “Carta marina et Descriptio septemtrionalium terrarium”. The signature in lower right corner of the geography map.
Olof Mansson, whose name was latinized in Olaus Magnus. He was a humanist, geographer and Catholic Archbishop of Sweden. He is konown for his work “Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus” (History of the Northern Peoples). In this volume there are descriptions of machines accompanied by illustrations.
Who-is-Who in MMS, History of machines, history of mechanical engineering, treatizer.