Mercator is very Ludovico degli Arrighi-ish (to my eye), broadpen script with swashes, very calligraphic. Perhaps you’re thinking of Mentor or Mercury?
But in my own collection - I have a Mercator from 1994 - put out by Brenel Informatik GMBH — and it looks like a cross between Eden and Glamour - leaning more towards Eden...
A sample of which Mercator “Sans” would be most helpful.
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26.Sep.2006 5.37am
Only Mercator I know is this design by Arthur Baker, and it’s certainly no sans serif.
26.Sep.2006 8.21am
Mercator is very Ludovico degli Arrighi-ish (to my eye), broadpen script with swashes, very calligraphic. Perhaps you’re thinking of Mentor or Mercury?
26.Sep.2006 8.23am
Diarmuid, do you have a sample of this font?
- Mike Yanega
26.Sep.2006 8.37am
Mercator was a type designed by Dick Dooijes for Amsterdam (1957-61). It has a nice Q. Dont know about a digital one. And yes, it was sans serif :)
26.Sep.2006 8.51am
Indeed. It’s shown in ’Dutch Type’, the excellent book by Jan Middendorp.
- Mike Yanega
7.Feb.2007 9.53pm
I’ve been looking for this typeface for ages, myself — let us know if you find anything...
8.Feb.2007 5.01am
I didn’t see it on the Dutch Type Library Site http://www.dutchtypelibrary.nl/
But in my own collection - I have a Mercator from 1994 - put out by Brenel Informatik GMBH — and it looks like a cross between Eden and Glamour - leaning more towards Eden...
A sample of which Mercator “Sans” would be most helpful.