Thursday, August 31, 2006

(7) Jodocus Hondius and Mercator














A version of Mercator's map of a round São Tomé Island by the same Jodocus Hondius who published the map of Leo Belgicus (below) was published as late as 1625.

The island is actually not round.
(sources of maps)

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