420 pigafetta’s voyage round the world.

died on the 29th of July in that year *, as is proved by authentic documents. Theftatement therefore on the atchievement placed by his fon Martin on the right of thegreat altar in the choir of the church of Saint Catherine, at Nuremberg , that this eventtook place on the 15th July, 1507, is erroneous. Martin Behaim was buried in thechurch belonging to the Dominicans at Iifbon.

The family poffefles a very handfome portrait of Martin Behaim , another of inferiorantiquity below it bears the following infcription :—“ Martinus Bohemus , Noriberg.Eques, SereniJJimorum Johannis 11 et Emmanuelis Lufitanics Regum Thalajius , et Maihe-maticus infignis. Obiit 1506, Lijbona.’*

* Martin Behaim was born in 1436, he was confequently feventy years of age when he died.

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