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Summary

Description

Español: Mapa de Europa

English: Map of Europe

Date

1554

Source

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1 July 1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority file	: Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat

British Library

Author



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	2 December 1863
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
Authority file	: Q6353 VIAF: 30352476 ISNI: 0000000108842753 ULAN: 500040876 LCCN: n50038639 NLA: 36563271 WorldCat

British Library Maps C.29.c.13

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:55, 16 May 2016	3,296 × 2,500 (1.36 MB)	Mattes	sharpened, enlarged, new source: http://www.bl.uk/turning-the-pages/?id=223c7af8-bad6-4282-a684-17bf45bd0311&type=book
	10:24, 19 December 2010	679 × 509 (273 KB)	Joopr	Iets duidelijker plaatje
	12:52, 1 June 2005	500 × 366 (81 KB)	Benceno	Mapa de Europa realizado por Gerardus Mercator. Map of Europe made by Gerardus Mercador. {{PD}}