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Map of the Ottoman Empire from the 1609 French edition of Mercator's Atlas, augmented and published by Hondius.
Copper engraving
Size: 36.5 x 49 cm
Old coloured.
References: Van der Krogt 1, 8100:1A.
Gerardus Mercator
(1512–1594)     |
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Gerardo Mercatore; Gerard De Kremer; Gerard de Cremere; Gerhard Mercator; Gérard Mercator | ||
| Description | mathematician, geographer and cartographer | ||
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5 March 1512  |
2 December 1594 | |
| Location of birth/death | Rupelmonde | Duisburg | |
| Work period | from 1535 until 1592 | ||
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| Jodocus Hondius I
(1563–1612) |
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| Description | Flemish-Dutch cartographer, printmaker, publisher, instrument maker and astronomer | ||
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17 October 1563 |
12 February 1612 | |
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Wakken |
Amsterdam | |
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