Mercator’s Map of Northern Scotland Printed Area Measurement_87 x 83 cm London: Hurst and Blackett

London: Hurst and Blackett

1688 and 1684

and our example seems to have been customised for internal use by employees of the Great Eastern Railway

Quad royal station poster

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Mercator’s Map of Northern Scotland Printed Area Measurement_87 x 83 cm London: Hurst and BlackettThis map of the northern part of Scotland is from the Hondius Janssonius map publishing business, which traced its roots back to Gerardus Mercator. Mercator coined the term 'atlas' (after the wise, mythical, Mauritanian king rather than the weary titan) and the original Mercator Atlas (published in parts between 1585 and 1595) was an enormous advance in scientific terms: like Abraham Ortelius, Mercator edited his maps from the best available sources,