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In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Geert De Cremer — known by his Latinized name as Gerardus Mercator — introduced a map projection that revolutionized navigation.
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That is 11 in just nine years, according to University of Oklahoma student and hurricane mapmaker Michael Ferragamo.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Besides being potential voters, what those Lake County communities have in common with Chicagoans only Springfield’s Democrat political mapmakers know for certain.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Later, mapmakers simply applied the name to the land masses known as North and South America.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
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Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
That is 11 in just nine years, according to University of Oklahoma student and hurricane mapmaker Michael Ferragamo.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Besides being potential voters, what those Lake County communities have in common with Chicagoans only Springfield’s Democrat political mapmakers know for certain.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Later, mapmakers simply applied the name to the land masses known as North and South America.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
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“Mapmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapmaker. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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mapmaker
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map·mak·er
ˈmap-ˌmā-kər 
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