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Rumold Mercator
16th century Flemish cartographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rumold Mercator (Leuven, 1541 – Duisburg, 31 December 1599[1]) was a cartographer and the son of cartographer Gerardus Mercator.
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He completed some at the time unfinished projects left after his father's death and added new materials of his own research.