Curated category
Cosmographers
- Gerardus MercatorGeert Kremer arrived in the world on the 5th of March 1512 within the village of Rupelmonde. His father Hubert worked as a shoemaker while his mother…
- Pedro NunesPedro Nunes entered the world in 1502 within the town of Alcácer do Sal. This coastal settlement in Portugal would become his birthplace and early home.