The atlas called Theatrum Orbis Terrarum was made by Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius. The first mod ...
The atlas called Theatrum Orbis Terrarum was made by Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius. The first modern atlas was published on this day in 1570. It was entitled Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and was pu ...
He was actually born with the name Gerard de Kremer, and this name was later Latinized to Gerardus Mercat ...
He was actually born with the name Gerard de Kremer, and this name was later Latinized to Gerardus Mercator (the word “mercator” means “merchant” in Latin). The famed cartographer Gerardus Merc ...