The Mercator projection (/ m ər ˈ k eɪ t ər /) is a conformal cylindrical map projection first presented by Flemish geographer and mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1569. In the 18th …

Take a virtual spin and explore one of the National Maritime Museum's most important globes. This table globe, created in 1541 by cartographer Gerard Mercator, is one of the treasures of …

2025年1月11日 · Mercator projection, type of map projection introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. It is often described as a cylindrical projection, but it must be derived mathematically.

The leading globe historian Elly Dekker describes these instruments as ‘the most important pair of globes made in the sixteenth century.’ They were the work of Gerard Mercator in Louvain; the …

Take a virtual spin and explore one of the National Maritime Museum's most important globes. This table globe, created in 1541 by cartographer Gerard Mercator, is one of the treasures of …

This is Gerhard Mercator’s first globe, made while he was still a young man studying in Louvain. It was probably Nicolas Perrenot de Granvella, Prime Minister to Emperor Charles V and one of …

Here is a faithful 16th century reproduction globe featuring the exquisitely beautiful cartography of well known Flemish geographer, mathematician, and cartographer Gerardus Mercator. This …

2016年12月2日 · In 1541 Mercator dedicated his terrestrial globe to him, the first of a large series that would ensure Mercator’s livelihood. Accused of entertaining Reformist ideas, Mercator …

Mercator's terrestrial globe was up to date and showed North America as a separate continent. His celestial globe was based on Ptolemy's star system but also recognized recent findings by …

As shown in the drawing, the Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection of the spherical globe. The meridians and parallels of latitude on the globe end up appearing as lines crossing …