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Magister Mercator Maps the World (1569)
https://galileo-unbound.blog/2025/05/08/magister-mercator-maps-the-world-1569/
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Gerardus Mercator warped the world to flatten it. He created a conformal map that helped early navigators hold courses of constant bearing across vast oceans.
