März 1512 in Rupelmonde, Flandern; ? 2. Dezember 1594 in Duisburg) war ein Mathematiker, Geograph, Philosoph, Theologe und Kartograf, der schon zu Lebzeiten als der Ptolemäus seiner Zeit angesehen wurde. ... In fact, he was an accomplished estate surveyor, but so far no maps on a large scale by him have been found dating before 1574, at the start of his great national task. When it was over, from the 1580s onwards, many such maps from his pen are known, and he continued ...
The man we know as Gerard Mercator was born in Rupelmonde, Belgium in 1512. As a young man he proved himself to be an skilled draftsman, engraver, and instrument maker, as well as an astute mathematician. As was the fashion of the time, ...
Rupelmonde. Klik op de afbeelding om de link te volgen. Rupelmonde Deelgemeente van Kruibeke Ü Klik op het wapenschild voor: Informatie over deze gemeente. ¨ Woorden in het dialect van Rupelmonde: ...
