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1930 Packard Auto Magazine Ad, Cartographer Gerardus Mercator, World Map Creator

1930 Packard Auto Magazine Ad, Cartographer Gerardus Mercator, World Map Creator

$ 5.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Very Good Condition
  • Make: Packard
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Date of Creation: 1930
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Model: Standard Eight
  • Theme: Automobiles
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Color: Multi-color
  • Type of Advertising: Vintage Magazine Advertisement

    Description

    An original 1930 vintage magazine advertisement by
    Packard
    for their Standard Eight auto featuring a color illustration of
    Gerardus Mercator
    and his son.
    Mercator was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines - an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts." (from Wikipedia)
    The ad measures approximately 8 1/2" x 11 3/4", and is in very good condition (perimeters lightly age toned).
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