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Mercator, Gerardus

Gerardus Mercator (5 March 1512 in Rupelmonde, Belgium - 2 December 1594 in Duisburg, Germany) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection (until today called Mercator projection) which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines-an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.

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  • Catalog No.: 09762
    Mercator, Gerardus

    "Zurichou". Orig. copper-engraving from Mercator's Atlas minor. Published by J. Hondius, 1607. With decorative title cartouche. 14:19,5 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inch.).

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