'Mercator', (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown.
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'Mercator', (1512-1594), 1830. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Belgian geographer, cosmographer and cartographer known for his 1569 world map of sailing courses with rhumb lines, an innovation still employed in nautical charts. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]
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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
- Gerardus Mercator: Belgian: Mapmaker
People Related
- Alfred Howard: : Editor
- Thomas Tegg: British; English: Publisher, printer, bookseller
- Richard Griffin and Company: British: Bookseller, publisher
- J Cumming: Irish: Publisher
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3960x5511
File Size : 63,937kb
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- 0580069542
- 2-721-635
- 2721635
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