This 1581 German map in the form of a clover leaf showing Jerusalem as the center of the world is on display in Sterling Memorial Library. Cartographer Heinrich Buenting's caption states that he chose the clover leaf because it is the emblem of Hanover, his beloved fatherland.

Photograph by Harold Shapiro

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