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Book by Akerman, James R., Pastoureau, Mireille, Durst, Arthur, Barber, Peter M.

Book by Akerman, James R., Pastoureau, Mireille, Durst, Arthur, Barber, Peter M.

Gerard Mercator is generally conceded to be the greatest geographer of the 16th century. Every schoolboy knows "Mercator's Projection'. His skill as an engraver and letterer is, perhaps, less widely known, though professional calligraphers have long admired his little treatise on the italic script (with wood-blocks cut by himself), which was published in 1540. Dr. A.S. Osley has examined the origins of the italic hand in the Netherlands as well as Mercator's own practice. He demonstrates the revolutionary influence which Mercator's example exercised in the Low Countries not only on the lettering of maps and globes, but also on book production, scientific instruments and picture engraving. This monograph casts a new and unsuspected light on Mercator. Also included is a facsimile of the first edition of Mercator's treatise on lettering Literarum Latinarum...scribendi ratio. This edition is very rare and is the only complete one. The text is accompanied by an English translation made by Dr Osley. This is followed by his translation of Walter Ghim's contemporary biography of Mercator, the Vita Mercatoris, which is both a primary source for the geographer's life and an affectionate portrait of a gentle and lovable humanist. There are 60 pages of illustrations, the majority not hitherto shows, and the book concludes with a census of the editions of Mercator's treatise.

25 x 31, 240 pp., nombreuses figures en couleurs et en N/B, reliure d'édition carton imprimé, très bon état (sauf 1 cachet d'ex-propriétaire).

Neuf, sous film plastique d'origine.

Arthur Baker's Copybook of Renaissance Calligraphy: Mercator's Italic Hand (Dover Pictorial Archive)

In Rhumb Lines and Map Wars, Mark Monmonier offers an insightful, richly illustrated account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy. He takes us back to 1569, when Mercator announced a clever method of portraying the earth on a flat surface, creating the first projection to take into account the earth's roundness. As Monmonier shows, mariners benefited most from Mercator's projection, which allowed for easy navigation of the high seas with rhumb lines—clear-cut routes with a constant compass bearing—for true direction. But the projection's popularity among nineteenth-century sailors led to its overuse—often in inappropriate, non-navigational ways—for wall maps, world atlases, and geopolitical propaganda.Because it distorts the proportionate size of countries, the Mercator map was criticized for inflating Europe and North America in a promotion of colonialism. In 1974, German historian Arno Peters proffered his own map, on which countries were ostensibly drawn in true proportion to one another. In the ensuing "map wars" of the 1970s and 1980s, these dueling projections vied for public support—with varying degrees of success.Widely acclaimed for his accessible, intelligent books on maps and mapping, Monmonier here examines the uses and limitations of one of cartography's most significant innovations. With informed skepticism, he offers insightful interpretations of why well-intentioned clerics and development advocates rallied around the Peters projection, which flagrantly distorted the shape of Third World nations; why journalists covering the controversy ignored alternative world maps and other key issues; and how a few postmodern writers defended the Peters worldview with a self-serving overstatement of the power of maps. Rhumb Lines and Map Wars is vintage Monmonier: historically rich, beautifully written, and fully engaged with the issues of our time.

Wall world map is centered on Africa, allowing viewers to see continents complete and intact. Created using Mercator projection, it features major cities, roads and rivers, and country borders. It also highlights country names, U.S. states, Canadian provinces and lakes. Time zones are marked for easy planning and learning. Map includes a compass on the legend and is laminated for long-lasting use.

Fonds Mercator, Antwerp, 1991. 492 S. mit einem Frontispiz und zahlreichen, teils ganzseitigen Abbildungen, goldgeprägter Leineneinband mit Schutzumschlag, im Pappschuber, quart, (Schuber lichtschattig)---- sonst gutes Exemplar / good condition / Text englisch - 4210 Gramm.

Fonds Mercator [etc.]. Bruselas. 2010. 28 cm. 270 p. il. col. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Fernando Checa ; comisario, Fernando Checa Cremades. Bibliografía: p. 263-267. Patrimonio Nacional (España). Exposiciones. Colecciones de arte. Tapices flamencos. Exposiciones. Checa Cremades, Fernando. 1952-. Galerie des Gobelins. Contiene ilustraciones en color.. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 978-90-6153-948-3

BETTAGNO, ALESSANDRO - CHRISTOPHER BROWN - FRANCISCO CALVO SERRALLER et al. Le Musee du Prado. Prologue: Mario Vargas Llosa. Madrid: Fonds Mercator Paribas / Fundacion Amigos del Museo del Prado, 1996. 4to., xiii, 669, [1] p., color ills., 1 color plate. Original binding. Dust wrapper. Very good ISBN: 9061533708 CATALOG: Painting & Sculpture KEYWORDS: Museum Collection History of art Painting History of European Art

The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics.

The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics.

A lovely, comprehensive guide to more than 3,000 years of cartography, with some 380 classic illustrations, of which 300 are in ravishing color. By taking a historical perspective, Goss is able to show how such important cartographers as Ptolemy, Mercator, Ortelius, and Jefferys artistically reflected the geographical learning of their own times, how the advent of printing increased the availability of accurate maps, and how the exploratory and expansionist activities of the western European nations expanded the functions of maps, which came to be used to delineate the boundaries of national and local government, mark trade routes and safe shipping lanes, and indicate sites of natural resources for development by new settlers. In addition to the European tradition, Goss also surveys the town plans of Imperial China, the star maps of 10th-century Arab astronomers, and the marine stick charts of the Pacific Islanders. Some of the more artistic flights of fancy, evident in elaborate allegorical figures and maps of mythical lands, are discussed in a chapter of their own. 10.75x14.75" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Upon arriving in the Romany homeland to deliver the Mercator Globes, Petra Kronos, Tomik, and Neel formulate a plan to save Petra's father, who has been transformed into a Gray Man. But when a long-held secret is revealed, Neel finds himself bound to his country. The friends are quickly swept up in an epic battle for power. Thrones are at stake. Spies are afoot. Murder is common. Worst of all, Prince Rodolfo is close to becoming emperor, and ruling half of Europe. How much is Petra willing to sacrifice to defend the people she loves? Her search for answers will take her to castles and cities, through mountains, and even underwater as she tests her strength and gambles her life.