File:Gerhard Mercator.jpg

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Frans Hogenberg: Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Frans Hogenberg  (before 1540
date QS:P,+1540–00–00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1540–00–00T00:00:00Z/9
–1590)  wikidata:Q959748
 
Alternative names
Franz Hogenberg, Frans Hogenbergh, Frans Hogenberch
Description Flemish engraver and cartographer
Date of birth/death before 1540
date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
 1590 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Mechelen Cologne
Work period 1568-1588
Work location
Antwerp (1568), London (1568), Cologne (1570-1585), Hamburg (1585-1588), Denmark (1588)
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artist QS:P170,Q959748
Title
Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
Date 1574
date QS:P571,+1574-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 20:14 cm
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Scanned from "Die großen Deutschen im Bilde" (1936)

  • Scan by Michael Schönitzer
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