Gerardus Mercator

Circa 1570, Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594). Flemish geographer and mapmaker (Gerhard Kremer). To aid navigators, in 1569 he introduced the map projection that bears his name and in which the meridians and parallels of latitude appear as lines crossing at right angle (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Circa 1570, Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594). Flemish geographer and mapmaker (Gerhard Kremer). To aid navigators, in 1569 he introduced the map projection that bears his name and in which the meridians and parallels of latitude appear as lines crossing at right angle (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Gerardus Mercator
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02 January, 1754
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