Mercators map based on his calculations and titled Nova and Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendate Accommodata, Mercator. His works still shape the view on the world today and is essential for navigation. Image: Wikimedia Back in the 16th century,...
August Heinrich Petermann was born on April 18, 1822 in Bleicherode. He was one of the most authoritative geographers and cartographers of the 19th century. Petermann became interested in geography and drawing maps at an early age. He advocated the theory of the...
