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Mercator projection
is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator, in 1569.
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Mercator projection - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection
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Ad maiorem Gerardi Mercatoris gloriam
http://wilhelmkruecken.de/index.htm
USGS pages
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/pp/pp1395
Keywords and Synonyms
Mercator projection, Mercator map projection, Oblique Mercator projection
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