Question

Choose the correct statements in the context of maps and cartography.

• A. Gerardus Mercator is best known as a biographer.
• B. A cartographer is a person who draws or produces maps.
• C. Mercator created one of the first maps of the world.
• D. Maps were essential for early exploration.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

Maps were essential for early exploration.

• Gerardus Mercator was a brave traveller and a pioneer of cartography. He is also said to have had an interest in philosophy, theology, mathematics, history, and geomagnetism.
• A cartographer is a person who draws or produces maps.
• Maps were essential for early exploration.
• In the 16th century, Mercator created the first map of the world, and a globe of the earth. Some aspects of his world map are still used to this day.