Gerardus Mercator

He was a meticulous cartographer with a passion for precision. He spent his life making maps that sailors actually trusted, even if his famous projection made Greenland look like it was trying to take over the world.

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5 March 1512
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Cartographer
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Flanders – Holy Roman Empire

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If modern GPS looked for a Renaissance-era granddad, it would be Mercator, detail-obsessed, brilliantly practical, and just a little too enthusiastic about straight lines.

#whatif

...you had a trip with Mercator?


He would insist on planning its every minute and each road turn. And you wouldn’t even be mad because he knew the stuff.🛣️

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It's like a historical outline viewed from modern perspectives. #forreal