An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers ... which was created by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569, according to IFLScience.

This is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back to 1569, introduced by Geradus Mercator. It's a cylindrical ...

The map that many people remember from elementary school, the Mercator Projection, was originally designed by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It was designed ... lens through which ...

Many of the maps we use today are based on a solution created by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geographer. In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection. It did a good ...

One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator ... It was originally invented by Gerhardus Mercator in 1569 to allow sailors to plot a straight course between ports.