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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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Jan Huyghen van Linschoten

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten was a 16th-century Dutch merchant, explorer, and cartographer whose work played a crucial rol...

Asia Dutch Explorer Nautical

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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Jan Huygen van Linschoten

Jan Huygen van Linschoten (1563–1611) was a Dutch merchant and explorer whose published travelogues played a pivotal rol...

Asia Dutch 16TH Century Early Modern

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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Gerard de Jode

Gerard de Jode (1509–1591) was a 16th-century Flemish cartographer, engraver, and publisher based in Antwerp. He is best...

Renaissance 16TH Century Atlas Antwerp

8.0 Great

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Cornelis de Jode

Cornelis de Jode (1568–1600) was a Flemish cartographer and publisher active in Antwerp, the son of mapmaker Gerard de J...

Renaissance 16TH Century Atlas Antwerp

7.8 Good

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Christiaan Sgrooten

Christiaan Sgrooten, also known as Christian s'Grooten, was a 16th-century Flemish cartographer who worked extensively i...

Renaissance Dutch 16TH Century Atlas

7.6 Good

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Cornelis Anthoniszoon

Cornelis Anthoniszoon was a sixteenth-century Dutch painter, printmaker, and cartographer associated with Amsterdam. He...

Renaissance City View Dutch Amsterdam

7.5 Good