Gerardus Mercator : father of modern mapmaking / by Ann Heinrichs.
| Author/creator | Heinrichs, Ann |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, ©2008. |
| Description | 112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Signature lives Signature lives. ^A593852 |
| Contents | Behind prison walls -- Days of hunger -- Leaving home -- University life -- Settling problems, learning a trade -- Putting the world on paper -- Most unjust persecution -- History of the universe -- Making the curved earth flat -- Weaving the fabric of the world -- Life and times -- Life at a glance Additional resources -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Image credits. |
| Abstract | A biography of the sixteenth-century cartographer Gerardus Mercator, who invented a method of projecting the curvature of the Earth's surface on to a flat sheet of paper. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104, 106-108) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007004902 |
| ISBN | 9780756533120 (lib. bdg.) |
| ISBN | 0756533120 (lib. bdg.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B M5341H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |