Mercator

Etymology
From, Latinized name of (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer and mathematician, from.

Noun

 * 1)  An orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
 * 2) * 1809, Lord Byron, letter (to Henry Drury), 25 Jun 1809:
 * we have determined to go by way of Lisbon, if so be that Capt. Kidd our gallant or rather gallows commander understands plain sailing and Mercator, and takes us on our voyage all according to the Chart.
 * 1) * 1809, Lord Byron, letter (to Henry Drury), 25 Jun 1809:
 * we have determined to go by way of Lisbon, if so be that Capt. Kidd our gallant or rather gallows commander understands plain sailing and Mercator, and takes us on our voyage all according to the Chart.