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Joining The Dots
I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
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Mercator, Gerardus
Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) was a renowned cartographer, mathematician and philosopher. He is credited with coining the word ‘atlas’ to describe a collection of maps. He developed a map projection still in use today, although it highlights the near impossibility of satisfactorily transferring spherical details on to a flat surface(a).
He was among many of his day who believed that America was Atlantis. His views were expressed in his Chronologia, the 1569 text of which is available online(b).