Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator
Flemish cartographer (1512–1594).
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Mercator 1569 world map
First map in Mercator's projection.
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Ethnic group native to Belgium.
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Town in East Flanders, Belgium.
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Cylindrical conformal map projection.
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Cylindrical conformal map projection.
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Line of longitude, at which longitude is defined to be 0°.
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Northernmost point on Earth.
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