Ancient Universal Map according to Ptolemy, 1578

Ancient Universal Map according to Ptolemy, 1578Gerardus Mercator, commonly known as Gerard Mercator, was a renowned Flemish cartographer, geographer, and mathematician. He was born on March 5, 1512, in Rupelmonde, Flanders (now part of Belgium), and he passed away on December 2, 1594, in Duisburg, Duchy of Cleves (now part of Germany). "Universalis Tabula Iuxta Ptolemaeum" (Latin for "A Universal Map according to Ptolemy") refers to a series of maps created by Mercator and based on the work of

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greatly expanded European knowledge of the Pacific region and led to the mapping of numerous islands and coastlines

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