Planisphere made by Rumold Mercator in 1587. Rumold was the son of Gerardus Mercator, who invented the Mercator projection. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A fascinating interactive map shows how different ...
This version is from Jansson's Grooten Atlas and is one of the earliest printed maps to show Abel Tasman's discoveries on the western coastline of New Holland, the southern tip of Van Diemen's Land ...