Gerardus Mercator
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Engraved by the Dutch artist, Reiner Vinkeles, Gerard Mercator is shown here in a head and shoulders portrait based on the drawing of Jacob Buys. The portrait was published in this form in a multi-volume Dutch dictionary, which also included portraits of Petrus Bertius and Petrus Plancius.
region: Portraits and the Map Trade
mapmakers:
J.Buys
R.Vinkeles
place and date of publication:
Amsterdam 1787
medium and colour:
copperplate, Uncoloured
ref:
6368
size in mm: 150 x 90 Price: £ 85 |
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