Mercator, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes

The book that gave every map collection since its name — after a philosopher king, not the Titan.

Made by

Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594); published by Rumold Mercator

Date

Duisburg, 1595

Held by

Library of Congress (frontispiece)

Medium

Hand-coloured engraving

Plates

1

Image credits

• Plate 1: Reproduction of a public-domain work. License: Public domain. Source page ↗