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Gerardus Mercator and History of cartography have 32 things in common (in Unionpedia): Abraham Ortelius, Age of Discovery, Aristotle, Atlas, Atlas (mythology), Atlas of Mauretania, Cartography, Cosmography, Equirectangular projection, Franciscus Monachus, Frederik de Wit, Gaspard van der Heyden, Gemma Frisius, Gerardus Mercator, Henricus Hondius II, Henry VIII of England, History of cartography, Jacob van Deventer (cartographer), Jan Janssonius, Joan Blaeu, Jodocus Hondius, Leuven, Mauretania, Mercator 1569 world map, Mercator projection, Old University of Leuven, Pedro Nunes, Ptolemy, Rhumb line, Surveying, ..., Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, University of Chicago Press. Expand index (2 more) »
Abraham Ortelius
Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a Brabantian cartographer and geographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World).
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Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery, or the Age of Exploration (approximately from the beginning of the 15th century until the end of the 18th century) is an informal and loosely defined term for the period in European history in which extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European culture and was the beginning of globalization.
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Aristotle
Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs,; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece.
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Atlas
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or a region of Earth.
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Atlas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Atlas (Ἄτλας, Átlas) was a Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity after the Titanomachy.
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Atlas of Mauretania
Atlas was a legendary king of Mauretania, the land of the Mauri in antiquity roughly corresponding with modern Maghreb.
Atlas of Mauretania and Gerardus Mercator · Atlas of Mauretania and History of cartography ·
Cartography
Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.
Cartography and Gerardus Mercator · Cartography and History of cartography ·
Cosmography
Cosmography is the science that maps the general features of the cosmos or universe, describing both heaven and Earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy).
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Equirectangular projection
The equirectangular projection (also called the equidistant cylindrical projection, geographic projection, or la carte parallélogrammatique projection, and which includes the special case of the plate carrée projection or geographic projection) is a simple map projection attributed to Marinus of Tyre, who Ptolemy claims invented the projection about AD 100.
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Franciscus Monachus
Franciscus Monachus, (c. 1490-1565) was born Frans Smunck in Mechelen (or Malines) in the Duchy of Brabant (in modern-day Belgium).
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Frederik de Wit
Frederick de Wit (1629/1630 – 1706) was a cartographer and artist who drew, printed and sold maps.
Frederik de Wit and Gerardus Mercator · Frederik de Wit and History of cartography ·
Gaspard van der Heyden
Gaspard van der Heyden (also known as Gaspar à Myrica) (c. 1496–c. 1549) was a goldsmith, engraver, master printer and builder of precision astronomical instruments including terrestrial and celestial globes from Leuven, Belgium.
Gaspard van der Heyden and Gerardus Mercator · Gaspard van der Heyden and History of cartography ·
Gemma Frisius
Gemma Frisius (born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555), was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
Gemma Frisius and Gerardus Mercator · Gemma Frisius and History of cartography ·
Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator (5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century German-Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer.
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Henricus Hondius II
Henricus Hondius II or Hendrik Hondius the Younger (1597 – 16 August 1651) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher.
Gerardus Mercator and Henricus Hondius II · Henricus Hondius II and History of cartography ·
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.
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History of cartography
Cartography, or mapmaking, has been an integral part of the human history for thousands of years.
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Jacob van Deventer (cartographer)
Jacob Roelofs van Deventer (c. 1500/1505 in Kampen – 1575 in Cologne) was a Dutch cartographer of the Renaissance.
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Jan Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius (1588, Arnhem – buried July 11, 1664, Amsterdam) (born Jan Janszoon, in English also Jan Jansson) was a Dutch cartographer and publisher who lived and worked in Amsterdam in the 17th century.
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Joan Blaeu
Joan Blaeu (23 September 1596 – 21 December 1673) was a Dutch cartographer born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.
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Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (14 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish engraver and cartographer.
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Leuven
Leuven or Louvain (Louvain,; Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium.
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Mauretania
Mauretania (also spelled Mauritania; both pronounced) is the Latin name for an area in the ancient Maghreb.
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Mercator 1569 world map
The Mercator world map of 1569 is titled Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendate Accommodata (Renaissance Latin for "New and more complete representation of the terrestrial globe properly adapted for use in navigation").
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Mercator projection
The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
Gerardus Mercator and Mercator projection · History of cartography and Mercator projection ·
Old University of Leuven
The Old University of Leuven (or of Louvain) is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands, now part of Belgium), in 1425.
Gerardus Mercator and Old University of Leuven · History of cartography and Old University of Leuven ·
Pedro Nunes
Pedro Nunes (Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502 – 11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; Claudius Ptolemaeus) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology.
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Rhumb line
In navigation, a rhumb line, rhumb, or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true or magnetic north.
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Surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.
Gerardus Mercator and Surveying · History of cartography and Surveying ·
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ("Theatre of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas.
Gerardus Mercator and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum · History of cartography and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ·
University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States.
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Gerardus Mercator and History of cartography Comparison
Gerardus Mercator has 158 relations, while History of cartography has 574. As they have in common 32, the Jaccard index is 4.37% = 32 / (158 + 574).
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