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All of the other 28 points are written only in Dutch, confirming Mercator's wish that his map would be put to practical use by mariners. Within the map Mercator embellishes the open seas with fleets of ships, sea creatures, of which one is a dolphin, and a striking god-like figure which may be Triton. The unknown continental interiors are ...
For example, a Mercator map printed in a book might have an equatorial width of 13.4 cm corresponding to a globe radius of 2.13 cm and an RF of approximately 1 / 300M (M is used as an abbreviation for 1,000,000 in writing an RF) whereas Mercator's original 1569 map has a width of 198 cm corresponding to a globe radius of 31.5 cm and an ...
A list of extant copies of Mercator 1569 and facsimile editions. A list of locations where the map/facsimiles may be viewed. A survey of the general features. Medium resolution image of Mercator map. Slightly higher resolution images of the 18 original sheets. The latin text and english translations of all inscriptions on the map.
Progress was made in the 16th century, and Gerard Mercator gave an accurate representation of all of Europe, including Scandinavia shown as a peninsula. Circa 2014 there are maps of Europe that focus on the unemployment rate of each country, the expansion of member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , and more.
On a Mercator projection map, any rhumb line is a straight line; a rhumb line can be drawn on such a map between any two points on Earth without going off the edge of the map. But theoretically a loxodrome can extend beyond the right edge of the map, where it then continues at the left edge with the same slope (assuming that the map covers ...
The garish red, blue and brown “V” sweater was originally a gift to Carnesecca from an Italian Olympic team coach. He first wore it throughout a 19-game winning streak during the 1984-85 ...
Anxious airline flyers may well remember 2024 as the year their worst fears about the safety of air travel felt confirmed, as a series of unprecedented, and in some cases fatal, airplane incidents ...
Arnold learned the trade of cartography and mathematics from his father. He began as a cartographer in 1558 with a map of Iceland. [4] His map of the Trier diocese from 1566 is also documented. [5] Arnold Mercator came to Cologne in 1569, where the city council submitted his drawing of the city's floor plan for a decision on 11 September 1570.