A world map from Gerardus Mercator, published in 1538. This one does not use the famous Mercator projection, but the cordiform projection (heart-shaped) invented by Oronce Finé.

A world map from Gerardus Mercator, published in 1538. This one does not use the famous Mercator projection, but the cordiform projection (heart-shaped) invented by Oronce Finé.

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