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Summary

Description

English: Abraham Ortelius copy of a 1564 map of Gerardus Mercator for the Orbis Terrarum

Date

12 December 1564

Source

Abraham Ortelius copy of a map of Gerardus Mercator.

Author



Alternative names	Gerardo Mercatore; Gerard De Kremer; Gerard de Cremere; Gerhard Mercator; Gérard Mercator
Description	mathematician, geographer and cartographer
Date of birth/death	5 March 1512	2 December 1594
Location of birth/death	Rupelmonde	Duisburg
Work period	from 1535 until 1592 date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1535-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1592-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Leuven, Duisburg
Authority file	: Q6353 VIAF: 30352476 ISNI: 0000000108842753 ULAN: 500040876 LCCN: n50035949 NLA: 36563271 WorldCat

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