Who is regarded as the father of Dutch Cartography ?

Gerardus Mercator

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William Lambton

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The correct option is A Gerardus Mercator
The father of Dutch cartography is often considered to be the Flanders born, Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594). Mercator was regarded in his own lifetime as the "Ptolemy of his time".

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