Brabantia, Gulick et Cleve
Gerardus MercatorWW-1611-002519
Rijksmuseum / Public Domain
Catalogue
- Year
- 1611
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 350 cm, width: 466 cm
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum
- Artist
- Gerardus Mercator
Artist
Gerardus Mercator
Drawing
Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
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- Gerardus Mercator
- Year
- 1611
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 350 cm, width: 466 cm
- Watts ID
- WW-1611-002519
Source
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum
- Source
- rijksmuseum
- Reference
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- Status
- verified