The Mercator projection is one of the most common map projections in general use.
Many people have a mental map of the world which corresponds approximately to the Mercator projection.
It looks like the map is a Mercator projection.
Several authors are associated with the development of Mercator projection:
Therefore the Mercator projection is adequate for mapping countries close to the equator.
Hondius also published a world map in 1608 on the Mercator projection.
In January 1790 he made himself famous by his large chart of the world on Mercator projection.
The named parallels are clearly indicated on the Mercator projections shown below.
The Mercator projection would over time become the conventional view of the world that we are accustomed to today.
He paused briefly, and turned to the other side of the Mercator projection.
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