Professional paper
From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator
Mirjanka Lechthaler
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APA 6th Edition
Lechthaler, M. (2007). From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator. Kartografija i geoinformacije, 6 (izv. / spec.), 94-109. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126
MLA 8th Edition
Lechthaler, Mirjanka. "From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator." Kartografija i geoinformacije, vol. 6, no. izv. / spec., 2007, pp. 94-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126. Accessed 18 May 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Lechthaler, Mirjanka. "From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator." Kartografija i geoinformacije 6, no. izv. / spec. (2007): 94-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126
Harvard
Lechthaler, M. (2007). 'From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator', Kartografija i geoinformacije, 6(izv. / spec.), pp. 94-109. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126 (Accessed 18 May 2024)
Vancouver
Lechthaler M. From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator. Kartografija i geoinformacije [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2024 May 18];6(izv. / spec.):94-109. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126
IEEE
M. Lechthaler, "From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator", Kartografija i geoinformacije, vol.6, no. izv. / spec., pp. 94-109, 2007. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126. [Accessed: 18 May 2024]
Full text: english pdf 1.786 Kb
page 94-109
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cite
APA 6th Edition
Lechthaler, M. (2007). From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator. Kartografija i geoinformacije, 6 (izv. / spec.), 94-109. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126
MLA 8th Edition
Lechthaler, Mirjanka. "From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator." Kartografija i geoinformacije, vol. 6, no. izv. / spec., 2007, pp. 94-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126. Accessed 18 May 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Lechthaler, Mirjanka. "From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator." Kartografija i geoinformacije 6, no. izv. / spec. (2007): 94-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126
Harvard
Lechthaler, M. (2007). 'From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator', Kartografija i geoinformacije, 6(izv. / spec.), pp. 94-109. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126 (Accessed 18 May 2024)
Vancouver
Lechthaler M. From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator. Kartografija i geoinformacije [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2024 May 18];6(izv. / spec.):94-109. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126
IEEE
M. Lechthaler, "From Stars to a Map. Pioneers of cartography - from the old ages to Mercator", Kartografija i geoinformacije, vol.6, no. izv. / spec., pp. 94-109, 2007. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/13126. [Accessed: 18 May 2024]
Abstract
Determining the coordinates of an arbitrary position anywhere on the Earth’s surface was a utopia of many astronomers, geographers and cartographers for centuries. This journey, up to the present day, the century of satellite navigation, which brings results of meter accuracy, was long and difficult, accompanied by speculation, delusions and ingenious inventions. Cartographers played undoubtedly significant role in that area. Essential works of pioneers of cartography from the old ages to Mercator are presented in this paper. With his proposal of conformal cylindrical projection, Mercator left as heritage a work on which all navigation (maritime and aerial) maps and state coordinate systems of numerous European and non-European countries are based on.
Keywords
history of cartography; big inventions; topographic maps; globes; Mercator cylindrical projection
Hrčak ID:
13126
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/13126
Publication date:
20.6.2007.
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