Mercator Set designed by Arthur Baker, USA
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Mercator was born in the Netherlands in 1512. His name has become synonymous with the
Mercator map projection scheme where our globe is represented as a flat image creating some distortion in the Northern and Southern extremities. It ultimately presents a map of the world with great clarity. As a man of the Renaissance,
Mercator also had an interest in such subjects as calligraphy.
Contemporary American calligrapher Arthur Baker has studied the penmanship of
Mercator and has created this font based on the lettering used on
Mercator’s famous world map.
The
Mercator set includes alternate Swashes which can be used for specific letters when a more elaborate lettering effect is desired.
Mercator is licensed for release through P22 type foundry Inc./International House of Fonts.
File Size: 5.30 MB
Tags: calligraphic, cartography, chancery, decorative, fanciful, inscribed, myth, serif
Release date: December 12, 2001
You can use this font for:
- Design projects: create images or vector artwork, including logos
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- PDFs: embed fonts in PDFs for viewing and printing
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- The fonts are designed to work on MacOS (Apple) and Windows (Microsoft)
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