where was the person who drew the map of the world standing
Gerardus Mercator
In 1542 , the thirty year old must have been feeling confident about his future prospects when he suffered two major interruptions to his life . First , Leuven was besieged by the troops of the Duke of Cleves , a Lutheran sympathiser who , with French support , was set on exploiting unrest in the Low Countries to his own ends . This was the same Duke to whom Mercator turned ten years later . The siege was lifted but the financial losses to the town and its traders , including Mercator , were great . The second interruption was potentially deadly : the Inquisition called . Back
In 1542 , the thirty year old must have been feeling confident about his future prospects when he suffered two major interruptions to his life . First , Leuven was besieged by the troops of the Duke of Cleves , a Lutheran sympathiser who , with French support , was set on exploiting unrest in the Low Countries to his own ends . This was the same Duke to whom Mercator turned ten years later . The siege was lifted but the financial losses to the town and its traders , including Mercator , were great . The second interruption was potentially deadly : the Inquisition called . Back