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GERARDUS MERCATOR Renaissance mapmaker INTRODUCTION Gerhard Kremer, or Gerardus Mercator was the leading mapmaker of the 15th Century. BACKGROUND Gerardus Mercator was born March 5, 1518, in Dumpelunde, Flanders (Belgium). He died Dec. 2, 1594, in Duisburg, Duchy of Cleve (Germany). His original name was Gerard de Kremer. Gerardus's father was a shoemaker in Flanders. He was educated at Shertogenbosch located in the Netherlands. In 1530 he entered the University of Levine where he studied philosophy. He later graduated after studying mathematics. After school he studied astronomy privately. He also travelled to a number of places (including Antwerp and Mechelen) while going through a personal crisis. Mercator returned to Levine where he studied mathematics. He spent seven months in jail but was released, mainly due to strong support from the University of Levine. In 1552 he moved to Duisburg where he opened a cartographic workshop. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mercator's disciplines were cartography and geography. From 1535-1536 Mercator made terrestrial globes for several rich individuals. In 1537 Mercator constructed a globe of the stars. He was the first to use longitude and latitude for sailors. Mercator was also very good at making an accurate map of Western Europe. Later Mercator lectured at Duisburg where he took some time off to make

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Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), Latin name of Gerhard Kremer, was a Flemish cartographer, geographer and mathematician best known for his mapping work, especially the Mercator projection, which used straight lines to indicate latitude and longitude. He was born in Rupelmonde. In 1537 he produced his first map. Mercator studied in Leuven, Belgium, under Gemma Frisius, and in 1552 he became a mapmaker and lecturer at the University of Dvisburg. His map of Europe (published in 1554) was the best of its kind for many decades. He produced a map of the British Isles in 1564 and in the same year was made court cosmographer to Duke William of Cleve. In 1568 he devised and produced a system of map projection, now called Mercator projection. This system represents meridians by parallel lines and parallels of latitude by straight lines intersecting the meridians at right angles. Only four copies of this map are known to exist. Mercator's great Atlas (begun in 1569), in which he sought to describe the creation and history of the world, was printed in its unfinished state by his son in 1595.

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MERCATOR Gerardus Mercator, 1512 - 1594 Considered by many to be the greatest cartographer of early modern times, Gerardus Mercator was born Gerhard Kremer of German parents in the town of Rapelmonde near Antwerp on March 5, 1512. Like many other intellectuals of his time, very early in his life he Latinized his German name, which meant 'merchant,' and changed it to the name by which we know him. Mercator means 'world trader.' Mercator was one of the first mapmakers to cut up maps and bind them inside boards, later coining the term 'atlas' to refer to such collections of maps. He is best-known to us today for his celebrated cylindrical world map projection, first used in 1569, which enabled navigators to plot a long course in straight lines. One of the most revolutionary inventions in the history of cartography, Mercator's projection has greatly influenced our image of the world. Contact us at

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švodn­ str¡nka Tato str¡nka v origin¡le Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator 5. března 2. prosince ) byl slavn½ Vl¡msk½ cartographer , si pamatoval pro Mercator projekce pojmenoval podle něj. Born Gerard de Cremere (nebo Kremer) v Rupelmonde . " Mercator " je Latinized forma jeho jm©na. To znamen¡ " prodejce " nebo " obchodn­k ". Vzdělan½ v ' s-Hertogenbosch a u Univerzita Louvain . On cestoval značně, kter½ provokoval horliv½ z¡jem v geografie . On vr¡til se k Louvain a pracoval s Gemma Frisius a Gaspar Myrica. Oni pracovali spolu od k k pojmu pozemsk½ globus . PozdnějÅ¡­, Mercator produkoval mapu Palestina ), dalÅ¡­ mapa světa ( ) a mapa Flanderse ( Mercator byl nabit½ s kac­Å™stv­ v a utr¡cel sedm měs­ců ve vězen­. V , on stěhoval se do Duisburg kde on se otevřel cartographic semin¡Å™. On vyplněn½ Å¡est-panelov¡ mapa Evropy ( ) a on učil matematika . On produkoval v­ce map a on byl jmenov¡n dvorem Cosmographer k v©vodovi Wilhelm Cleve v . On vym½Å¡lel novou projekci a nejprve použ­val to v , to mělo rovnoběžky d©lky k navigaci pomoci mořem, zat­mco kursy kompasu mohly b½t označen© jako př­mky. On přej­mal slovo

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Gerardus Mercator The Mercator projection takes its name from Gerardus Mercator, a 16th-Century Dutch mapmaker who devised a flat map that represents latitude and longitude as perpendicular lines. While this particular map projection suffers from making the North and South Poles vastly larger than they actually are, it does offer sailors the practical opportunity to chart an accurate course by drawing straight lines on a map.

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Gerardus Mercator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerardus Mercator March 5 December 2 ) was a famous Flemish cartographer , remembered for the Mercator projection named after him. Born Gerard de Cremere (or Kremer) in Rupelmonde . "Mercator" is the Latinized form of his name. It means "seller" or "marketer". Educated in 's-Hertogenbosch and at the University of Louvain . He travelled extensively, which provoked a keen interest in geography . He returned to Louvain and worked with Gemma Frisius and Gaspar Myrica . They worked together from to to construct a terrestrial globe . Later, Mercator produced a map of Palestine ), another map of the world ( ) and a map of Flanders ( Mercator was charged with heresy in and spent seven months in prison. In , he moved to Duisburg where he opened a cartographic workshop. He completed a six-panel map of Europe ( ) and he taught mathematics . He produced more maps and he was appointed Court Cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Cleve in . He devised a new projection and first used it in , it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses could be marked as straight lines. He took the word

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Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator March 5 December 2 ) was a famous Flemish cartographer , remembered for the Mercator projection named after him. Born Gerard de Cremere (or Kremer) in Rupelmonde . "Mercator" is the Latinized form of his name. It means "seller" or "marketer". Educated in 's-Hertogenbosch and at the University of Louvain . He travelled extensively, which provoked a keen interest in geography . He returned to Louvain and worked with Gemma Frisius and Gaspar Myrica . They worked together from to to construct a terrestrial globe . Later, Mercator produced a map of Palestine ), another map of the world ( ) and a map of Flanders ( Mercator was charged with heresy in and spent seven months in prison. In , he moved to Duisburg where he opened a cartographic workshop. He completed a six-panel map of Europe ( ) and he taught mathematics . He produced more maps and he was appointed Court Cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Cleve in . He devised a new projection and first used it in , it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses could be marked as straight lines. He took the word atlas to describe a collection of maps, and encouraged

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Gerardus Mercator Mercator created the first Atlas. It was very useful to sailors. Mercator studied at the University of Louvain in France. He created the first map in 1596. Mercator used to draw each map by hand. Mercator also worked the land and was a shoemaker. By Chloe Works Cited Eastern Hemishere. Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003. Olson, Judy M. "Atlas (Book)." World Book Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. World Book,Inc., 2003. Olson, Judy M. "Map." World Book Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. World Book, Inc., 2003. Wilford, John Noble. "Mercator, Gerardus" World Book Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. World Book, Inc., 2003

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