1565-1629
Petrus Bertius grew up in Beveren in Flanders and as a young man travelled widely in Europe.
In
company with so many of his compatriots he moved to Amsterdam as a
refugee from religious persecution and after completing his studies
there he was appointed a professor of mathematics and librarian at
Leyden University.
As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and
theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of
Ptolemy's Geographia (based on Mercator's edition of 1578) and for the miniature atlases detailed below.
In 1618 he moved to Paris and became Official Cosmographer to Louis XIII.
He was related by marriage to Jodocus Hondius and Pieter van den Keere.
Click here to see maps published by Bertius.
Dictionary of map makers
An illustrated list of makers of maps, charts and globes from the earliest time of cartography to present.
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