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

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English: The 3rd Map of Asia from Mercator's edition of Ptolemy's Geography
Français : Tabula Asiae III [Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, etc.]
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Source www.raremaps.com
Author
Gerardus Mercator  (1512–1594)  wikidata:Q6353 s:it:Autore:Gerardo Mercatore q:en:Gerardus Mercator
 
Gerardus Mercator
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 Edit this at Wikidata 2 December 1594 Edit this at Wikidata
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
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creator QS:P170,Q6353
Other versions
  • Albania
    Albania
  • Antropatia
    Antropatia
  • Armenia
    Armenia
  • Colchis
    Colchis
  • Georgia
    Georgia
  • Iberia
    Iberia
  • Armenia
    Armenia

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