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Lot 1977 Mercator,G.
Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594) 
A126: Naturwissenschaften und Technik, Porzellan 
Auktionshaus Kiefer
Gerardus Mercator
05.03.1512 - 02.12.1594
Germany, Flanders
Gerardus Mercator, birth name Gheert Cremer was a Flemish geographer and cartographer, best known for the map projection that bears his name.
Gerardus Mercator was the first to use this equiangular cylindrical projection for drawing a navigational chart of the world on 18 sheets (1569). The Mercator projection is remarkable in that it does not distort angles and shapes and only keeps distances at the equator. It is currently used for nautical navigational and aeronautical charts. Although modern historical cartographic research has established that this projection was used as early as 1511, it is only by Mercator that it has become widely used.
Auktionshaus Kiefer
A126: Naturwissenschaften und Technik, Porzellan
Date: 16.12.2022 10:00 UTC +02:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 1469
