Martin von Baumgarten

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Martin von Baumgarten (Latin: Marinus à Baumgarten)[1] was a German explorer who wrote the book Peregrinatio in Aegyptum, Arabiam, Palaestinam, & Syriam, published in 1594.[1] It was the first modern account of the ruins at Baalbek and was mentioned by John Locke.[2][3]

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  • Baumgarten, Martin von (Martinus à Baumgarten in Braitenbach) (1594), Peregrinatio in Aegyptum, Arabiam, Palaestinam, & Syriam [A Trip to Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, & Syria], Nürnberg (Noriberga). (in Latin)