#cartographer — Public Fediverse posts

Happy birthday to Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) renown Flemish cartographer.

What made Mercator a great #cartographer, was in fact his abilities as a #mathematician -and like those of us scientists who feel compelled also to create art he was wasn’t hindered by his immense ability as an engraver. He produced beautiful world maps (a version of which is depicted in this print), 🧵1/

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/170817596

#geographer #geography #histstm #sciart #linocut #printmaking #mapart #maps #Mercator

Happy birthday to Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) renown Flemish cartographer.

What made Mercator a great #cartographer, was in fact his abilities as a #mathematician -and like those of us scientists who feel compelled also to create art he was wasn’t hindered by his immense ability as an engraver. He produced beautiful world maps (a version of which is depicted in this print), globes, 🧵1/n

#geographer #geography #histsci #MastoArt #sciart #linocut #printmaking #mapart #maps #Mercator

Happy birthday to Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) renown Flemish cartographer.

What made Mercator a great #cartographer, was in fact his abilities as a #mathematician -and like those of us scientists who feel compelled also to create art he was wasn't hindered by his immense ability as an engraver. He produced beautiful world maps (a version of which is depicted in this print), globes, 🧵1/n

#geographer #geography #histstm #sciart #linocut #printmaking #mapart #maps #Mercator #MastoArt

The 15th-Century Monk Who Crowdsourced A Map Of The World - Fra Mauro Was The Google Earth Of The 1450s
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fra-mauro-map <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #mappamundi #crowdsourcing #framauro #venice #venezia #monk #map #cartography #global #worldmap #historicmap #history #medieval #trading #commerce #shipping #portugal #portguese #socialnetworking #seafarers #geography #cartography #cartographer #exploration #monk #1450s #annonations #mapmakers #mapmaking #ageofexploration

The World Map That Introduced Scientific Mapmaking To The Medieval Islamic World (1154 AD)
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https://www.openculture.com/2023/12/the-world-map-that-introduced-scientific-mapmaking-to-the-medieval-islamic-world-1154-ad.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/strange-maps-bad-medieval-world-map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ancientmaps #ancienthistory #alidrisi #atlas #reconstruction #TabulaRogeriana #medieval #islamic #world #global #ceuta #sicily #geography #geographer #cartographer #cartography #granddisk

How A Venetian Monk Created The First Annotated Map Of The World
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https://lithub.com/how-a-venetian-monk-created-the-first-annotated-map-of-the-world/ <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #map #history #cartography #medieval #mappamundi #geography #cartographer #annotations #scientific #mapmaking #culture #sources #background #interpretation #bibliography #information #encyclopedia #observation #groundtruthing #historic #historicmaps #historicmapping #historicaldata #references

Interdisciplinary Cartographer/Geographer/Computer Scientist
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https://www.usajobs.gov/job/713059000 <-- direct link to the listing
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Come work with me/us! 😊
#GIS #spatial #mapping #job #jobdescription #jobalert #USGS #NGTOC #research #opendata #researcher #federalgovernment #FederalService #USA #gischat #employment #employmentopportunity #employee #cartographer #geographer #computerscientist
[note that I can't supply any specific details beyond what is the listing]