Gerardus Mercator
8 of 8 portraits of Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator
by Unknown engraver
engraving
11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (287 mm x 207 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D17060
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- Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), Flemish geographer, mathematician and cartographer. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D20254: Gerardus Mercator (from same plate)
- NPG D17059: Gerardus Mercator (from same plate)
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