r/TikTokCringe 1d ago

Cool New world map

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u/eqasinus 21h ago

His actual name is Gheert Cremer, which was latinized as Gerardus Mercator

u/TomDestry 21h ago

That's so weird. Thanks for explaining.

u/eqasinus 20h ago

Not that rare actually, there are many other examples, like Confucius or Columbus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinisation_of_names

u/TomDestry 20h ago

Hieronymus Bosch !?