Heinrich Bunting & Jacobus Lucius: Cartographer of Faith Heinrich Bunting, a name perhaps less familiar than those of his contemporaries in the vibrant world of 16th-century German art and theology, nevertheless stands as a profoundly unique figure. Born in Hanover in 1545, he wasn’t merely a pastor or theologian; he was an innovator who fused the rigor of scholarly biblical study with the burgeoning art of mapmaking, creating the remarkable “Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae” – a travel book through Holy Scripture rendered in exquisite woodcuts. This ambitious project, first published in 1581,…