Gerhard Mercator- ingenious Cartographer, how accurate is his map of the world from 1569? (CROSBI ID 561429)
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Lechthaler Zdenković, Mirjanka
engleski
Gerhard Mercator- ingenious Cartographer, how accurate is his map of the world from 1569?
Long before people were able to write, maps have been used to visualise reality or fantasy. Their content influenced the way people realized the world. From studying maps conclusions can be drawn how visualized regions are experienced, imagined, or meant to be perceived. The article will deal with the brief and concise history and development of the world image in the maps from the Old Ages to Gerhard Mercator (1512 – 1594). Mercator was a teacher of the humankind and one of the greatest cartographers who revolutionised cartography. Astounding is the accuracy of the coastline in his Map of the World (1569), which will be presented as well as the reasons why the line-deformation, in comparison to the today’s line-construction of continents in the maps (the same projection and scale), was generate.
Mercator; world map
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Podaci o prilogu
1-11.
2009.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Conference Proceedings, 24th International Cartographic Conference
Santiago:
978-1-907075-02-5
Podaci o skupu
24th International Cartographic Conference
predavanje
15.11.2009-21.11.2009
Santiago, Čile