China: A hand coloured 17th century map of Japan, Korea, China and the Yunnan-Burma region from an original copper engraving by Gerard Mercator and published by Jodocus Hondius

Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish German (5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a cartographer renowned for creating a world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts used for navigation.

Jodocus Hondius (Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (1563 – 1612) was a Flemish engraver and cartographer. He helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century.

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