Sir, - It pains me that Brendan McWilliams (Weather Eye, December 2nd) refers to the birthplace of Kremer or Mercator as Rupelmonde in Holland. Had he been living in Holland he would not have been accused of heresy for being a Protestant.
Rupelmonde is located a little south-southwest of Antwerp, a long way from Holland, which is now a provincial area of the Netherlands.
As a Belgian, I am naturally proud of Mercator's achievements. - Yours, etc., Odette Deboutte,
Lorcan Grove, Santry, Dublin 9.