Question

The work of Cartographer ___________ proved to be very useful for navigation around the world.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Eratosthenes, around 250 BC, made major contributions to cartography. He measured the circumference of the Earth with great accuracy. He sketched, quite precisely, the route of the Nile to Khartoum, showing the two Ethiopian tributaries.

Explanation:

answer is ERATOSTHENES

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Gerardus Mercator

Explanation:

1. The work of Cartographer Gerardus Mercator proved to be very useful for navigation around the world.
2. You've probably seen the work of Gerardus Mercator, a 16th-century Flemish mapper, if you've ever seen a map of the world in a classroom or in an atlas.
3. The Mercator projection, his most famous achievement, is a two-dimensional map in which the spherical globe is flattened and latitude and longitude lines are drawn in a straight grid.
4. Mercator's picture of the world has stood the test of time and continues to aid navigators today.
5. Mercator published his epic globe map in 1569. With its Mercator projection, this map was created to aid sailors in navigating around the world.
6. Mercator was the inventor of another geographical tool that we still use today, in addition to releasing his famous projection. He developed the term "atlas" to denote a collection of maps (named after the Greek legendary hero who carried the world on his shoulders). Mercator maintained his cartography work until his death in 1594, releasing parts of his atlas.