
Sujet
'Mercator', (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'Mercator', (1512-1594), 1830. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Belgian geographer, cosmographer and cartographer known for his 1569 world map of sailing courses with rhumb lines, an innovation still employed in nautical charts. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]
Date
1830
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F37_371
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
62,4Mo (3,4Mo) / 33,5cm x 46,7cm / 3960 x 5511 (300dpi)