Mercator World Map 1651

Up for bid on eBay is a Mercator world map published in 1651 (from "Atlas Minor").

Mercator maps are highly prized by collectors. According to Wikipedia, Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) was a Flemish cartographer. He is best remembered for the Mercator projection world map, which is named after him.

Mercator is the Michael Jordon of maps.

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[Dave Dubé]

Now, that's a slam dunk if I've ever seen one!