In the 16th and 17th century, the equatorial aspect of the stereographic projection was commonly used for maps of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. It is believed that already the map created in 1507 by Gualterius LudAccording to (Snyder 1993), although he acknowledges he did not personally see it was in stereographic projection, as were later the maps of Jean Roze (1542), Rumold Mercator (1595), and many others.Snyder (1989). In star charts, even this equatorial aspect had been utilised already by the ancient astronomers like Ptolemy.Brown, Lloyd Arnold : The story of maps, p.59.
In the 16th and 17th century, the equatorial aspect of the stereographic projection wa:s commonly used for maps of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. It is believed that already the map created in 1507 by Gualterius LudAccording to (Snyder 1993), although he acknowledges he did not personally see it was in stereographic projection, as were later the maps of Jean Roze (1542), Rumold Mercator (1595), and many others.Snyder (1989). In star charts, even this equatorial aspect had been utilised already by the ancient astronomers like Ptolemy.Brown, Lloyd Arnold : The story of maps, p.59.