In 1560, however, when travelling with Mercator to Trier, Lorraine, and Poitiers, he seems to have been attracted, largely by Mercator's influence, towards the career of a scientific geographer.
然而在1560年，他和杰拉杜斯·麦卡托（Gerardus Mercator）一起旅行到特里尔、洛林和普瓦捷时，很大程度上在麦卡托的影响下，他似乎已经被吸引到科学地理学家的职业生涯方向。