Maps and atlases A–Z

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• Aaron ArrowsmithAuthorAaron Arrowsmith (1750–1823) was an English cartographer, engraver, publisher and founding member of the Arrowsmith family of geographers.
• Adolf StielerAuthorAdolf Stieler (26 February 1775 – 13 March 1836) was a German cartographer and lawyer who worked most of his life in the Justus Perthes Geographical Institute in Gotha.
• Adriaan MetiusAuthorAdriaan Adriaanszoon, called Metius (9 December 1571 – 6 September 1635), was a Dutch geometer and astronomer born in Alkmaar. The name "Metius" comes from the Dutch word meten ("m
• Adriaan RelandAuthorAdriaan Reland (also known as Adriaen Reeland/Reelant, Hadrianus Relandus; 17 July 1676 – 5 February 1718) was a Dutch Orientalist scholar, cartographer and philologist.
• Aegidius TschudiAuthorAegidius Tschudi (Glarus, 5 February 1505 – Glarus, 28 February 1572) was a Swiss historian, statesman and soldier, an eminent member of the Tschudi family of Glarus, Switzerland.
• Al-BiruniAuthorAbu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, known as al-Biruni (c. 973 – c.
• Albertinus de VirgaAuthorIllustration — Portolan chart of Albertinus de Virga, 1409 (BNF, Paris)
• Alexander BryceAuthorAlexander Bryce (1713–1786) was a Church of Scotland minister, mathematician, astronomer, scientist and poet who was Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III from 1770 to 1786.
• Alexander DalrympleAuthorAlexander Dalrymple (24 July 1737 – 19 June 1808) was a Scottish geographer, hydrographer, and publisher. He spent the greater part of his career with the British East India Compan
• Alexander VeltmanAuthorAlexander Fomich Veltman (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фоми́ч Ве́льтман; 20 July [O.S. 8 July] 1800 — 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1870) was a Russian poet and novelist. He was one of the m
• Alexandre RaymondAuthorAlexandre Marc Raymond (22 January 1872 – 16 May 1941) was a French Orientalist architect and artist. After working in Islamic art, he turned to Byzantine art.
• Alexey PostnikovAuthorAlexey Vladimirovich Postnikov (born 28 March 1939) is an internationally known specialist on the History of Science, with particular emphasis on the geography and cartography of
• Amédée-François FrézierAuthorAmédée-François Frézier (French: [amede fʁɑ̃swa fʁezje]; 1682 – 26 October 1773) was a French military engineer, mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringin
• András BereznayAuthorAndrás Bereznay is a Hungarian-British historical cartographer and historian, specialising in the compilation of maps for historical atlases.
• Andrew EllicottAuthorAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the D
• Angelo ConfalonieriAuthorAngelo Bernardo Confalonieri (22 June 1813 – 9 June 1848) was an Italian linguist, cartographer and missionary.
• Antoine Philippe de MarignyAuthorAntoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (17 July 1721 – 6 November 1779), Chevalier de St. Louis, was a French geographer and explorer.
• Antoine Thomson d'AbbadieAuthorAntoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast (3 January 1810 – 19 March 1897) was a Basque-Irish explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer, renowned for his expeditions in E
• Antoine-Henri JominiAuthorBaron Antoine-Henri Jomini (6 March 177922 March 1869) was a Swiss-French military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most cel
• Archibald FullartonAuthorIllustration — "Arctic Regions" from the Royal Illustrated Atlas (1872)
• Archibald GeikieAuthorSir Archibald Geikie (28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924) was a Scottish geologist and writer.
• Ardito DesioAuthorCount Ardito Desio (18 April 1897 – 12 December 2001) was an Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist, and cartographer.
• August Heinrich PetermannAuthorAugustus Heinrich Petermann (18 April 1822 – 25 September 1878) was a German cartographer.
• Augustine HermanAuthorAugustine Herman, First Lord of Bohemia Manor (Czech: Augustin Heřman, c. 1621 – September 1686) was a Bohemian explorer, merchant and cartographer who lived in New Amsterdam and C
• Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman WorldWorkIllustration — Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
• Blasius KozennAuthorBlasius Kozenn (Blaž Kocen; 24 January 182129 May 1871) was a Slovenian geographer and cartographer. He has occasionally been misidentified as Slovak.
• Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusAuthorCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he traveled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecti
• Carsten NiebuhrAuthorCarsten Niebuhr, or Karsten Niebuhr (17 March 1733 Lüdingworth – 26 April 1815 Meldorf, Dithmarschen), was a German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denm
• Cedid AtlasWorkIllustration — Title Page of the Cedid Atlas (also known as Cedid Atlas Tercümesi)
• Charles de FoucauldAuthorCharles de Foucauld, born as Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand (15 September 1858 – 1 December 1916), in religion Charles of Jesus, was a French monk, Catholic prie
• Charles GrahamAuthorCharles S. Graham (1852 – August 9, 1911) was an American artist whose work featured in nearly every issue of Harper's Weekly from 1880 to 1893. During this period he was one of th
• Charles Joseph MinardAuthorCharles Joseph Minard (French: [minaʁ]; 27 March 1781 – 24 October 1870) was a French civil engineer recognized for his significant contribution in the field of information graph
• Charles LemaireAuthorCharles Lemaire (26 March 1863 – 21 January 1926) was a Belgian officer and explorer of Central Africa. He was known for his voyages of discovery and the detailed reports he wrote
• Charles Pierre Claret de FleurieuAuthorCharles Pierre Claret, comte de Fleurieu (2 July 1738 – 18 August 1810) was a French Navy officer, explorer, hydrographer and politician. He served as Minister of the Navy un
• Charles Thomas CloughAuthorIllustration — Charles Clough
• Christopher Dufrost de La JemerayeAuthorChristopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye (December 6, 1708May 10, 1736), also known as Christophe Dufrost de La Jemerais with various variations on the last name, was the lieutenant and
• Colin McEvedyAuthorColin Peter McEvedy (6 June 1930 – 1 August 2005) was a British polymath scholar, psychiatrist, historian, demographer and non-fiction author.
• Cornelis BosAuthorCornelis Bos or Bossche (c. 1506/10 – before 7 May 1555) was a Flemish engraver, printseller and book publisher, known for his accurate engravings of Italian works.
• Cresques AbrahamAuthorCresques Abraham (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkɾeskəs əβɾəˈam], 1325–1387) was a 14th-century Jewish cartographer from Palma, Mallorca, then part of the Crown of Aragon.
• Curt von FrançoisAuthorCurt Karl Bruno von François (2 October 1852 – 28 December 1931) was a German geographer, cartographer, Schutztruppe officer and commissioner of the imperial colonial army of the G
• Cyrille Pierre Théodore LaplaceAuthorCyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (7 November 1793 – 24 January 1875) was a French navigator famous for his circumnavigation of the globe on board La Favorite. He was pivotal in the
• Daniel LysonsAuthorIllustration — A portrait of Lysons from the collection of the Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery
• Daniel VroomanAuthorIllustration — Daniel Vrooman's 1860 map of Guangzhou ("Canton")
• David H. BurrAuthorDavid Burr (1803–1875) was an American cartographer, surveyor and topographer. He served in several positions for the United States government, as the official topographer for the
• David RumseyAuthorIllustration — David Rumsey at the 2005 Where 2.0 Conference
• Dimitrie CantemirAuthorDimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈmitri.e kanteˈmir]; Russian: Дмитрий Кантемир, romanized: Dmitry Kantemir; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also know
• Dionisio Alcalá GalianoAuthorDionisio Alcalá Galiano (8 October 1760 – 21 October 1805) was a Spanish Navy officer, cartographer, and explorer. He mapped various coastlines in Europe and the Americas with unpr
• Dirck Rembrantsz van NieropAuthorDirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 – 4 November 1682) was a seventeenth-century Dutch cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer, shoemaker and Mennonite teacher.
• Edmund March BluntAuthorEdmund March Blunt (June 20, 1770 – January 4, 1862) was an American navigator, writer, and publisher of nautical magazines. He established a nautical book and chart publishing fir
• Edward A. VincentAuthorIllustration — Vincent's railroad depot is shown in this photograph by George Barnard.
• Edward Ayearst ReevesAuthorEdward Ayearst Reeves (9 February 1862 – 17 October 1945) was a British geographer, astronomer, and cartographer. He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society beginning in 189
• Elrey Borge JeppesenAuthorIllustration — Jeppesen, before 1923
• Emery MolyneuxAuthorEmery Molyneux (died June 1598) was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance. His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592,
• Emil BretschneiderAuthorEmil Bretschneider (4 July [O.S. 22 June] 1833 in Bankaushof (now Benkavas muiža, Saldus novads, Latvia) – 12 May [O.S. 29 April] 1901 in Saint Petersburg) was a sinologist of Balt
• Emma WillardAuthorEmma Willard (née Hart; February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was an American female education activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded
• Emmor CopeAuthorEmmor Bradley Cope (23 July 1834 – 28 May 1927) was an American Civil War officer of the Union Army noted for the "Map of the Battlefield of Gettysburg from the original survey mad
• Engelbert KaempferAuthorEngelbert Kaempfer (16 September 1651 – 2 November 1716) was a German naturalist, physician, explorer, and writer known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, Siam and Japan betwee
• Erhard EtzlaubAuthorIllustration — "Romweg" map, 1500. "South-up" display, as in all of Etzlaub's maps.
• Ernst Georg RavensteinAuthorErnst Georg Ravenstein (Ernest George) (30 December 1834 – 13 March 1913) was a German-English geographer and cartographer.
• Estêvão GomesAuthorEstêvão Gomes (c. 1483 – 1538), also known by the Spanish version of his name Esteban Gómez, was a Portuguese explorer.
• Fabian Gottlieb von BellingshausenAuthorFaddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen (–) was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attaine
• Fan ChengdaAuthorFan Chengda (Chinese: 范成大; pinyin: Fàn Chéngdà; Wade–Giles: Fan Ch'eng-ta, 1126–1193), courtesy name Zhineng (致能), was a Chinese geographer, poet, and politician. One of the best-k
• Federico SaccoAuthorFederico Sacco (February 5, 1864, in Fossano – October 2, 1948, in Trofarello) was an Italian geologist, paleontologist and mycologist.
• Ferdinand BlumentrittAuthorFerdinand Johann Franz Blumentritt (10 September 1853, Prague – 20 September 1913, Litoměřice) was an Austrian teacher, secondary school principal in Leitmeritz, lecturer, and auth
• Ferdinand von RichthofenAuthorFerdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (5 May 18336 October 1905), better known in English as Baron von Richthofen, was a German traveller, geographer, and scientist. He is noted for co
• Ferjan Ormeling Jr.AuthorFerdinand Jan Ormeling Jr. (20 November 1942 – 13 June 2025), mainly known as Ferjan Ormeling, was a Dutch cartographer.
• Francis AustenAuthorAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Francis William Austen, (23 April 1774 – 10 August 1865) was a Royal Navy officer and an elder brother of the novelist Jane Austen.
• Frank WilkesonAuthorIllustration — Frank Wilkeson
• Gavril SarychevAuthorGavril (also Gavriil) Andreyevich Sarychev (Russian: Гаврии́л Андре́евич Са́рычев) (1763 — 11 August (O.S. 30 July) 1831), spelt "Sarichef" in the United States, was a Russian navi
• Georg Joachim RheticusAuthorGeorg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (16 February 1514 – 4 December 1574), was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practi
• George EverestAuthorSir George Everest (EEV-rist; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843.
• George KishAuthorProfessor George Kish (November 24, 1914July 11, 1989, born György Kiss) was an internationally recognized authority known for work in geography and the history of cartography.
• Gerald of WalesAuthorGerald of Wales (Latin: Giraldus Cambrensis; Welsh: Gerallt Cymro; French: Gerald de Barri; c. 1146 – c.
• Gerard KuiperAuthorGerard Peter Kuiper (KY-pər; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, Dutch: [ˈɣɛrɪt ˈpitər ˈkœypər]; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenograp
• Giovanni Antonio MaginiAuthorGiovanni Antonio Magini (in Latin, Maginus) (13 June 1555 – 11 February 1617) was an Italian astronomer, astrologer, cartographer, and mathematician.
• Giovanni Battista RiccioliAuthorGiovanni Battista Riccioli (17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671) was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order. He is known, among other things, for his experiments
• Glenn Thomas TrewarthaAuthorGlenn Thomas Trewartha (1896 – 1984) was an American geographer and climatologist of Cornish American descent. He is best known for his eponymous Trewartha climate classification,
• Gottlieb SchumacherAuthorIllustration — Gottlieb Schumacher
• Gouverneur Kemble WarrenAuthorGouverneur Kemble Warren (January 8, 1830 – August 8, 1882) was an American civil engineer and United States Army general during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for a
• Grafton Tyler BrownAuthorGrafton Tyler Brown (February 22, 1841 – March 2, 1918) was an American painter, lithographer and cartographer. Brown was the first African-American artist to create works depictin
• Guillaume FillastreAuthorGuillaume Fillastre, sometimes called the Elder (1348 – 6 November 1428), was a French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer.
• Guillaume Henri DufourAuthorGuillaume Henri Dufour (French pronunciation: [ɡijom ɑ̃ʁi dyfuʁ]; 15 September 1787 – 14 July 1875) was a Swiss military officer, structural engineer and topographer. He served und
• Guillaume Le TestuAuthorGuillaume Le Testu, sometimes referred to as Guillaume Le Têtu (c. 1509-12 – April 29, 1573), was a French privateer, explorer and navigator.
• Guillaume Le Vasseur de BeauplanAuthorGuillaume Levasseur de Beauplan (c. 1600 – 6 December 1673) or William le Vasseur de Beauplan was a French-Polish cartographer, engineer and architect.
• Guillaume PostelAuthorGuillaume Postel (25 March 1510 – 6 September 1581) was a French linguist, Orientalist, astronomer, Christian Kabbalist, diplomat, polyglot, professor, religious universalist, and
• Hayashi ShiheiAuthorAugust 6, 1738 - July 28, 1793 was a Japanese military scholar and a retainer of the Sendai Domain.
• Henry GannettAuthorHenry Gannett (August 24, 1846 – November 5, 1914) was an American geographer who is described as the "father of mapmaking in America."[1][2] He was the chief geographer for the Un
• Henry Mangles DenhamAuthorAdmiral Sir Henry Mangles Denham FRS (28 August 1800 – 3 July 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
• Henry PelhamAuthorIllustration — A Boy with a Flying Squirrel, a 1765 portrait of Pelham by his half-brother John Singleton Copley
• Henry ThuillierAuthorSir Henry Edward Landor Thuillier (10 July 1813 – 6 May 1906) was Surveyor General of India. Under his direction, 796,928 square miles of India were surveyed, including difficult m
• Herbert Gouverneur OgdenAuthorHerbert Gouverneur Ogden (April 4, 1846 – February 25, 1906) was an American geographer, topographer, civil engineer, and cartographer.
• Hernando de los Ríos CoronelAuthorHernando de los Ríos Coronel (1559 –1621?) was a mathematician, cosmographer, cartographer, navigator, naval pilot, administrator, soldier, priest, and advocate (procurator genera
• Howard StansburyAuthorHoward Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. One of his most notable achievements was leading a two-year expe
• Ibn BattutaAuthorIbn Battuta (24 February 1304 – 1368/1369) was a Maghrebi Muslim traveller, explorer and scholar from Tangier (in present-day Morocco). Over a period of 30 years from 1325 to 135
• Ishtori HaparchiAuthorIshtori Haparchi (1280–1355), also Estori Haparchi and Ashtori ha-Parhi is the pen name of the 14th-century Jewish physician, geographer, and traveller, Isaac HaKohen Ben Moses.
• IstakhriAuthorAbu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Farsi al-Istakhri (آبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن محمد الفارسي الإصطخري) (also Estakhri, Persian: استخری, i.e. from the Iranian city of Istakhr, b. – d.
• J. B. MaloneAuthorJohn James Bernard (J.B.) Malone (13 December 1913 – 17 October 1989) was an Irish hill-walking enthusiast who popularised the pastime through his television programmes and books.
• J. H. ColtonAuthorJoseph Hutchins Colton (July 5, 1800 – July 29, 1893), founded an American mapmaking company which was an international leader in the map publishing industry between 1831 and 1890.
• James BruceAuthorJames Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who physically confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He spent more than a doz
• James GallAuthorIllustration — James Gall
• James McCarthyAuthorJames Fitzroy McCarthy (1853–1919) was an Irish surveyor and cartographer who played a prominent role in the delimitation of the borders of Thailand (then known as Siam) in the lat
• James William AbertAuthorJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
• James Wreford WatsonAuthorProf James Wreford Watson FRSE FRSC IBG LLD (February 8, 1915 – September 18, 1990) was a Scottish Canadian geographer and cartographer, who served as the Chief Geographer of Canad
• Jan Huyghen van LinschotenAuthorIllustration — Portrait of Jan Huygen van Linschoten, from the princeps edition of his Itinerario.
• Jan JanssoniusAuthorJohannes "Jan" Janssonius (1588, in Arnhem – buried 11 July 1664, Amsterdam), also known in English as Jan Jansson, was a Dutch cartographer and publisher, who lived and worked in
• Jan Martin LarsenAuthorJan Martin Larsen (born 27 October 1938) is a Norwegian cartographer, orienteer and politician.
• Jay GouldAuthorJay Gould (May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty. He is generally identified as one of
• Jean de ThévenotAuthorJean de Thévenot (16 June 1633 – 28 November 1667) was a French traveller in Asia, who wrote extensively about his journeys. He was also a linguist, natural scientist and botanist.
• Jean-Baptiste Lislet GeoffroyAuthorJean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy (born Jean-Baptiste Lislet; also known as Jean-Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy; 23 August 1755 – 8 February 1836) was a French astronomer, botanist and carto
• Jeremy Francis GilmerAuthorJeremy Francis Gilmer (February 23, 1818 – December 1, 1883) was an American soldier, mapmaker, and civil engineer most noted for his service as the Chief Engineer of the Confedera
• Joannes de LaetAuthorJoannes or Johannes De Laet (Latinized as Ioannes Latius) (1581 in Antwerp – buried 15 December 1649, in Leiden) was a Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company
• João Baptista LavanhaAuthorJoão Baptista Lavanha (lang) (c. 1550 – 31 March 1624) was a Portuguese cartographer, mathematician and geographer in the service of the Spanish kings Philip II and Philip III.
• João de CastroAuthorDom João de Castro (27 February 1500 – 6 June 1548) was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India fr
• Johann Jakob ScheuchzerAuthorJohann Jakob Scheuchzer (2 August 1672 – 23 June 1733) was a Swiss physician and natural scientist born in Zürich. His most famous work was the Physica sacra in four volumes, a com
• Johann Weikhard von ValvasorAuthorJohann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor (Slovenized: Janez Vajkard Valvasor, pronounced [ˈʋáːlʋazɔɾ]) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May
• Johannes AventinusAuthorIllustration — Johannes Aventinus
• Johannes HeveliusAuthorJohannes Hevelius (in German also known as Hevel; Polish: Jan Heweliusz; (1611-01-28)28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687) was a councillor and chairman of the city council of the Old
• Johannes van WalbeeckAuthorJan, Johan or Johannes van Walbeeck (1602 in Amsterdam – after 1649) was a Dutch navigator and cartographer during a 1620s circumnavigation of the earth, an admiral of the Dutch We
• Johannes WernerAuthorJohann(es) Werner (Latin: Ioannes Vernerus; February 14, 1468 – May 1522) was a German mathematician. He was born in Nuremberg, Germany, where he became a parish priest.
• John ArrowsmithAuthorJohn Arrowsmith (1790–1873) was an English cartographer. He was born in Winston, County Durham, England.
• John B. BachelderAuthorJohn Badger Bachelder (September 29, 1825 – December 22, 1894) was a portrait and landscape painter, lithographer, and photographer, but best known as the preeminent 19th-century h
• John George BartholomewAuthorJohn George Bartholomew (22 March 1860 – 14 April 1920) was a British cartographer and geographer.
• John II, Lord of PolanenAuthorJohn II, Lord of Polanen (c. 1325 – 3 November 1378 in Breda) was Lord of Polanen, Lord of De Lek and Lord of Breda.
• John MitchellAuthorJohn Mitchell (April 13, 1711 – February 29, 1768) was a colonial American physician and botanist. He created the most comprehensive and perhaps largest 18th-century map of eastern
• John Newland MaffittAuthor
• John PinkertonAuthorIllustration — John Pinkerton
• John Wesley PowellAuthorJohn Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was a U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is f
• José Antonio de Alzate y RamírezAuthorIllustration — José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez.
• Joseph BouchetteAuthorLt.-Colonel Joseph Bouchette (May 14, 1774 – April 8, 1841) was the Canadian Surveyor-General of British North America. His book, Topographical Description of the Province of Low
• Joseph Michael SchwarzAuthorJoseph M. Schwarz (10 October 1880 – 10 November 1926) was a Russian-born German baritone. He pursued a performance career against the wishes of his parents, running away from home
• Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de MaillaAuthorJoseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla (also Anna, and de Moyria) (Chinese: 馮秉正; pinyin: Feng Bingzheng; 16 December 1669 – 28 June 1748) was a French Jesuit missionary to China.
• Joseph-François ManginAuthorJoseph-François Mangin (June 10, 1758, in Dompaire –?) was a French-American architect who is noted for designing New York City Hall and St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York Ci
• Joseph-Nicolas DelisleAuthorJoseph-Nicolas Delisle (lang; 4 April 1688 – 11 September 1768) was a French astronomer and cartographer. Delisle is mostly known for the Delisle scale, a temperature scale he inve
• Joshua FisherAuthorJoshua Fisher (1707 – February 1, 1783) was a prominent Philadelphia merchant involved in transatlantic trade and mapmaking as applied to nautical charts. He made the first
• Joshua FryAuthorColonel Joshua Fry (1699 – 31 May 1754) was an English-born planter, politician, colonial official and military officer who spent most of his life in the British colony of Virginia
• Juan de la CosaAuthorJuan de la Cosa (c. 1450 – 28 February 1510) was a Castilean navigator and cartographer, known for designing the earliest European world map which incorporated the territories of t
• Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthorJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and A
• Julius von PayerAuthorJulius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (2 September 1841 – 29 August 1915), ennobled Ritter von Payer in 1876, was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, mountaineer, arctic
• Karen Wynn FonstadAuthorKaren Lea Wynn Fonstad (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was an American cartographer and academic who designed several atlases of fictional worlds, including her 1981 The Atlas of
• Karl Ludwig von LecoqAuthorKarl Ludwig von Lecoq or Karl Ludwig von Le Coq, born 23 September 1754 – died 14 February 1829, of French Huguenot ancestry, first joined the army of the Electorate of Saxony.
• Kishen SinghAuthorRai Bahadur Kishen Singh or Krishna (c. 1850–1921) was a native Indian explorer, termed a pundit by the British, who was employed by the Survey of India.
• Lauge KochAuthorLauge Koch (5 July 1892 – 5 June 1964) was a Danish geologist and Arctic explorer.
• Lewis Fry RichardsonAuthor
• Lord Mark KerrAuthorVice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (12 November 1776 – 9 September 1840) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
• Lucas MalladaAuthorLucas Mallada y Pueyo was a Spanish geologist and mining engineer. He is considered the most important Spanish geologist of the second half of the 19th century and the founder of S
• Malcolm MacLeodAuthorMajor-General Malcolm Neynoe MacLeod, (23 May 1882 – 1 August 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served as Director General of the Ordnance Survey from 1935 to 1943.
• Marcus BakerAuthorIllustration — Studio portrait of Marcus Baker
• Mark MonmonierAuthorAmerican Geographical Society's Osborn Maitland Miller Medal (2001)
• Martin BehaimAuthorMartin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer.
• Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of AllingtonAuthorWilliam Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, (12 April 1856 – 19 April 1937), known between 1895 and 1931 as Sir Martin Conway, was an English art critic, politician, cart
• Mary Adela BlaggAuthorMary Adela Blagg FRAS (17 May 1858 – 14 April 1944) was an English astronomer. Largely self-taught in mathematics, she came to astronomy in middle age and became known for her work
• Matteo RicciAuthorMatteo Ricci (Italian: [matˈtɛːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; Chinese: 利玛窦; pinyin: Lì Mǎdòu; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) was an Italian Jesuit who served in the court of
• Matthew Fontaine MauryAuthorMatthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the
• Matthew ParisAuthorMatthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris (Latin: Matthæus Parisiensis, lit. 'Matthew the Parisian'; c.
• Matthias RingmannAuthorMatthias Ringmann (1482–1511), also known as Philesius Vogesigena, was an Alsatian German humanist scholar and cosmographer. Along with cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, he is cre
• Michael ServetusAuthor
• Miguel ConstansóAuthorMiguel Constansó (1741–1814), original name Miquel Constançó, was a Catalan engineer, cartographer and cosmographer. He joined the Portolá expedition of Alta California led by Gasp
• Mikhail Bonch-BruyevichAuthorMikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (24 February 1870 – 3 August 1956) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet military commander (Lieutenant General from 1944). His family belonged
• Millvina DeanAuthorEliza Gladys Dean (2 February 1912 – 31 May 2009), known as Millvina Dean, was a British civil servant, cartographer, and the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic
• Moses PittAuthorMoses Pitt (c. 1639–1697) was a bookseller and printer known for the production of his Atlas of the world, a project supported by the Royal Society, and in particular by Christophe
• Mykhailo MaksymovychAuthorMykhailo Oleksandrovych Maksymovych (Ukrainian: Михайло Олександрович Максимович; 3 September 1804 – 10 November 1873) was a professor in plant biology, Ukrainian historian and wri
• National Atlas of GeorgiaWorkThe National Atlas of Georgia was presented at the 70th Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2018. Georgia was the single guest of honor at the book fair; thus more than 60 Georgian nove
• National Atlas of the United StatesWorkIllustration — A National Atlas map from 2002
• Nicolaes WitsenAuthorNicolaes Witsen (Dutch: Nicolaas Witsen; 8 May 1641 – 10 August 1717) was a Dutch statesman who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682 and 1706. In 1693, he became adm
• Olaus MagnusAuthorOlaus Magnus (born Olof Månsson; October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman.
• Oronce FinéAuthorOronce Fine (or Finé; Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician, cartographer, editor and book illus
• Paul Vidal de La BlacheAuthorPaul Vidal de La Blache (French pronunciation: [pɔl vidal də la blaʃ], Pézenas, Hérault, 22 January 1845 – Tamaris-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 5 April 1918) was a French g
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• Pedro de MedinaAuthorIllustration — Cross-staff in Regimento de Navegación by Pedro de Medina, 1552. A goniometric instrument used to measure the altitude of stars.
• Pedro NunesAuthorPedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502 – 11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (o
• Pedro Vicente MaldonadoAuthorPedro Vicente Maldonado y Flores (November 24, 1704 in Riobamba, Royal Audience of Quito (today's Ecuador) – November 7, 1748 in London, England) was an Ecuadorian scientist who co
• Penelope SteelAuthorPenelope Steel (Winde; later Mason; c. 1768 – c.
• Philip Johan von StrahlenbergAuthorPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia.
• Philipp Johann Heinrich FauthAuthorPhilipp Johann Heinrich Fauth (19 March 1867 – 4 January 1941) was a German elementary school teacher and astronomer who excelled in lunar research conducted during forty years in
• Pierre d'AillyAuthorPierre d'Ailly (lang; Petrus Aliacensis, Petrus de Alliaco; 13519 August 1420) was a French theologian, astrologer and cardinal of the Catholic Church.
• Pierre M. LapieAuthorIllustration — Map of Asian-Eastern Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Balochistan, and Arabia by Pierre M. Lapie
• Pierre MéchainAuthorPierre François André Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier,
• Pieter PourbusAuthor1523–1584) was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer and cartographer who was active in Bruges during the 16th century. He is known primarily
• Pietro CoppoAuthorPietro Coppo (1469/70 – 1555/56; Latin: Petrus Coppus) was an Italian geographer and cartographer who wrote a description of the entire world as known in the 16th century, accompan
• Poul LøvenørnAuthorCounter-Admiral Poul de Løvenørn (11 August 1751 – 16 March 1826) was a Danish naval officer, cartographer, scientist and diplomat.
• Richard Hugh StotherdAuthorRichard Hugh Stotherd (1828–1895) was a British Army officer, a major-general in the Royal Engineers and the director-general of the Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom,
• Richard Saul WurmanAuthorRichard Saul Wurman (born March 26, 1935) is an American architect, author, information and graphic designer. Wurman has written, designed, and published over 90 books and created
• Robert DudleyAuthorSir Robert Dudley (7 August 1574 – 6 September 1649) was an English explorer and cartographer. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account.
• Robert Hermann SchomburgkAuthorSir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (5 June 1804 – 11 March 1865) was a German-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South A
• Robert J. FlahertyAuthorRobert Joseph Flaherty (February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film,
• Robert SayerAuthorRobert Sayer (1725 – 29 January 1794) was a leading publisher and seller of prints, maps, and maritime charts in Georgian Britain. He was based near the Golden Buck on 53 Fleet Str
• Robert SibbaldAuthorSir Robert Sibbald (15 April 1641 – August 1722) was a Scottish physician and antiquary.
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• Shen KuoAuthorShen Kuo (Chinese: 沈括; 1031–1095) or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁), was a Chinese polymath, scientist, and sta
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• Simon StevinAuthorSimon Stevin (lang; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist. He made various contributions in many areas of science and eng
• Stepan RudnytskyAuthorStepan Rudnytsky (Ukrainian: Степан Рудницький; 3 December 1877 - 3 November 1937) was a Ukrainian geographer, professor in the Kharkiv Institute of People's Education, and directo
• Terence ArmstrongAuthorTerence Edward Armstrong (7 April 1920 – 21 February 1996) was a British polar geographer, sea ice specialist, writer, and expert on the Russian Arctic.
• Thomas Frederick ColbyAuthorThomas Frederick Colby (1 September 17849 October 1852) was a British Army major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey (OS).
• Thomas HarriotAuthorThomas Harriot (c. 1560 – 2 July 1621), also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refra
• Timothy PontAuthorReverend Timothy Pont (c. 1565) was a Scottish minister, cartographer and topographer.
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• Wilhelm BeerAuthorWilhelm Wolff Beer (4 January 1797 – 27 March 1850) was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer.
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