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Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Mercator was a prominent 16th-century Flemish cartographer renowned for developing the Mercator projection. Thi...

Renaissance Projection 16TH Century Atlas

9.9 Brilliant

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Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius was a prominent Flemish cartographer of the Renaissance era. He is best known for creating the *Theatru...

Renaissance 16TH Century Atlas Flemish

9.7 Brilliant

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Martin Waldseemüller

Martin Waldseemüller was a 16th-century German cartographer renowned for his meticulous and innovative maps. His 1507 wo...

German Renaissance 16TH Century World Map

9.5 Brilliant

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Piri Reis

Piri Reis was a 16th-century Ottoman admiral and cartographer. His meticulous maps, particularly the 1513 Piri Reis worl...

Renaissance Ottoman Nautical 16TH Century

9.3 Excellent

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Georg Braun

Georg Braun was a German Catholic cleric and geographer of the Renaissance period. He is best known as the principal edi...

German Renaissance 16TH Century Civitates Orbis Terrarum

8.8 Great

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Giacomo Gastaldi

Giacomo Gastaldi was a 16th-century Italian cartographer who worked extensively in Venice. He is recognized for pioneeri...

Italian Renaissance 16TH Century Venetian

8.7 Great

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Christopher Saxton

Christopher Saxton was a 16th-century English cartographer known for producing the first comprehensive atlas of England...

England Renaissance English 16TH Century

8.7 Great

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Sebastian Münster

Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, Hebraist, and Christian scholar of the Renaissance. His Cosmo...

German Renaissance 16TH Century Atlas

8.6 Great

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Johann Schöner

Johann Schöner was a German mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, instrument maker, and printer active during the Ren...

German Renaissance 16TH Century Nuremberg

8.6 Great

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Franz Hogenberg

Franz Hogenberg (c. 1535–1590) was a Flemish Protestant engraver and cartographer who spent much of his career in Cologn...

Renaissance 16TH Century Flemish Engraver

8.6 Great

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Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer

Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer (c. 1533–1606) was a 16th-century Dutch navigator and cartographer best known for publishing th...

Renaissance Dutch Nautical 16TH Century

8.5 Great

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Pieter Plancius

Pieter Plancius (1552–1622) was a Dutch clergyman, cartographer, and astronomer who played a significant role in early D...

Renaissance Dutch 16TH Century Celestial

8.5 Great

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Giovanni Battista Agnese

Giovanni Battista Agnese was an influential cartographer of the 16th century who produced some of the most highly regard...

Italian Vellum 16TH Century Atlas

8.5 Great

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Diogo Ribeiro

Diogo Ribeiro was a 16th-century Portuguese cartographer and explorer who worked extensively for the Spanish Crown. He s...

Renaissance 16TH Century Portuguese World Map

8.4 Great

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Gemma Frisius

Gemma Frisius (1508–1555) was a Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer who made significant contributions to t...

Renaissance 16TH Century Flemish Globe

8.4 Great

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Jacob van Deventer

Jacob van Deventer (c. 1500–1575) was a Flemish cartographer who is widely regarded as the first systematic surveyor of...

Renaissance Dutch Netherlands 16TH Century

8.4 Great

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Battista Agnese

Battista Agnese was a Genoese cartographer who worked in Venice during the sixteenth century and specialized in manuscri...

Italian Renaissance 16TH Century Venetian

8.2 Great

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Paolo Forlani

Paolo Forlani was a 16th-century Italian cartographer and engraver active in Venice during the late Renaissance. He was...

Italian Renaissance 16TH Century Venetian

7.8 Good

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Giovanni Antonio Magini

Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555–1617) was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and cartographer who served as a professor...

Italian Renaissance 16TH Century Atlas

7.7 Good

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Pietro Coppo

Pietro Coppo was an Italian geographer and cartographer born in Venice around 1470 who lived and held public offices in...

Italian Renaissance 16TH Century Venetian

7.2 Good