Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street
‘Between the Lines’ Lecture Series
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 7pm
‘Mercator: the Man who Mapped the Planet’
Nicholas Crane, geographer, explorer, writer and broadcaster, will talk about his book on Gerard Mercator.
An event not to be missed by fans of ‘Coast’ and his many other television programmes.
Admission free. Doors open at 6.30.
Nicholas Crane’s book ‘Mercator: the man who mapped the planet’ is available to borrow from the HFL at shelfmark MN553 Merc/C
Related links: Nicholas Crane biography (Orion Books) | Museum of the History of Science | Wikipedia entry on Mercator 1569 World Map