Essay On Gerardus Mercator

“Since my youth geography has been for me the primary object of study. When I was engaged in it, having applied the considerations of the natural and geometric sciences, I liked, little by little, not only the description of the earth, but also the structure of the whole machinery of the world, whose numerous elements are not known by anyone to date.” This quote was by Gerardus Mercator. Gerardus Mercator or Gerard De Kremer was a Flemish cartographer during the Renaissance. Mercator had done many things in his life and career. He also had made many contributions and accomplishments. One of his most important ideas was a map, which people still use today. Mercator has done many things in his life that affect our lives at the present period of time.

Gerardus Mercator was born on March 5th, 1512 in Rupelmonde, Flanders. His parents were Hubert and Emerentia Kremer; shortly after Gerardus Mercator was born, the family had moved from Germany to Flanders. On August 29th,1530, Mercator entered the University of Louvain to study philosophy and humanities. In

One of his greatest contributions was the Mercator Projection. Mercator’s atlas has made an amazing contribution to geography and cartography. The Mercator Projection helped sailors and people with navigation. The sailors could navigate where they want to go by using straight lines. The projection was used as a navigation chart and this navigation chart is still used today. Overall, the Mercator Projection was one of the most accurate projections. Some things that weren 't very accurate was the objects closer to the poles appeared to be bigger than they should be. Not only that, but he made many other maps. His atlas was the first to have maps of the world’s development. He made a map of Lorraine, British Isles, Europe, Scotland, and etc. Gerardus Mercator or Gerard De Kremer had made many contributions to the world that are still