File:Gerard Mercator. Tabula Asiae III (Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, etc.). 1579.jpg

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Summary

Description

The 3rd Map of Asia from Mercator's edition of Ptolemy's Geography

Date

1579

Source

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Author



Alternative names	Gerardo Mercatore; Gerard De Kremer; Gerard de Cremere; Gerhard Mercator; Gérard Mercator
Description	mathematician, geographer and cartographer
Date of birth/death	5 March 1512	2 December 1594
Location of birth/death	Rupelmonde	Duisburg
Work period	from 1535 until 1592 date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1535-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1592-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Leuven, Duisburg
Authority file	: Q6353 VIAF: 30352476 ISNI: 0000000108842753 ULAN: 500040876 LCCN: n50035949 NLA: 36563271 WorldCat

Other versions

Albania
Antropatia
Armenia
Colchis
Georgia
Iberia
Armenia

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