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Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio
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institution QS:P195,Q16506987
11-c.170-1595-r
Creator
Gerardus Mercator  (1512–1594)  wikidata:Q6353 s:it:Autore:Gerardo Mercatore q:en:Gerardus Mercator
 
Gerardus Mercator
Alternative names
Gerardo Mercatore; Gerard De Kremer; Gerard de Cremere; Gerhard Mercator; Gérard Mercator
Description mathematician, geographer and cartographer
Date of birth/death 5 March 1512 Edit this at Wikidata 2 December 1594 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rupelmonde Duisburg
Work period from 1535 until 1592
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1535-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1592-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location
Leuven, Duisburg
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creator QS:P170,Q6353
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Français : Arctique
Spatial reference system
Français : Projection polaire équidistante
Scale 1:20 000 000
Georeferencing Georeference the map in Wikimaps Warper If inappropriate please set warp_status = skip to hide.
Place of publication
Français : Duisburg (Belgique)
 Archival data
institution QS:P195,Q1067935
Accession number
11-c.170-1595-r
Dimensions height: 41 cm (16.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,41U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728
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Français : 1 carte : couleur; 33.5 cm de diamètre sur feuille de 41 cm x 48 cm. Exemplaire original de la première carte imprimée consacrée aux régions polaires dans l’histoire de la cartographie. Carte provenant de l'Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundia et fabrica figura de Gérard Mercator. Carte entourée d'une bordure décorative avec 3 cartons circulaires illustrant les îles suivantes: Frislant insula. 6 cm de diam., Farre Insule. 6 cm de diam. et Insula Scetland. 6 cm de diam.
(W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--N 60°)

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