Mercator, Rumold (1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio [World Map]. 1587. Western Painting including government buildings

including government buildings

but a worldview—a Renaissance vision of human and divine order mapped onto the sphere of the Earth

Unfortunately the uncertainty of the exact whereabouts of the first heads of each river

University of Exeter

published after 1762 when theGerman title was added

Mercator, Rumold (1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio [World Map]. 1587. Western Painting including government buildingsRumold Mercator (15451599)Orbis Terrae Compendiosa DescriptioDuisburg, 1587Copperplate engraving This finely engraved double hemisphere world map by Rumold Mercator, son of the great Gerard Mercator, is a landmark in 16th century cartography. Published in 1587, it distills the geographical knowledge and cosmographic theories of the Renaissance into a beautifully balanced and symmetrical form, serving as a visual capstone to the Mercator family's