Mercator, Rumold (1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio [World Map]. 1587. Country_Spain Sheet size: 13

Sheet size: 13

His first globe in 1783 was a pocket globe using Hill's copper plates

I once saw two near Fort Vancouver feeding on the carcass of a pig that had died

Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

Paper size: 12 x 17 in

Mercator, Rumold (1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio [World Map]. 1587. Country_Spain Sheet size: 13Rumold Mercator (15451599)Orbis Terrae Compendiosa DescriptioDuisburg, 1587Copperplate engraving This finely engraved double hemisphere world map by Rumold Mercator, son of the great Gerard Mercator, is a landmark in 16th century cartography. Published in 1587, it distills the geographical knowledge and cosmographic theories of the Renaissance into a beautifully balanced and symmetrical form, serving as a visual capstone to the Mercator family's