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American cartographers

39 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew 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 District…
Charles Francis HallEngraver · PrintsCharles Hall (disambiguation)
David H. BurrAuthor · Maps and atlasesDavid 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 United…
David RumseyAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — David Rumsey at the 2005 Where 2.0 Conference
Edmund March BluntAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdmund March Blunt (June 20, 1770 – January 4, 1862) was an American navigator, writer, and publisher of nautical magazines.
Edwin E. HowellAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Edwin E. Howell
Elrey Borge JeppesenAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jeppesen, before 1923
Emmor CopeAuthor · Maps and atlasesEmmor 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 made August…
Frank WilkesonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Frank Wilkeson
George F. JenksAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorge Frederick Jenks (July 16, 1916 – December 29, 1996) was an American geographer known for his significant contributions to cartography and geographic information systems (GIS).
George KishAuthor · Maps and atlasesProfessor 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.
George WashingtonAuthor · BooksGeorge Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
Gerard BanckerAuthor · Maps and atlasesGerard Bancker (sometimes Latin Gerardus, or colloquial Dutch Gerrit) (14 February 1740 in Albany, New York – January 1799) was an American surveyor and politician.
Gottlieb SchumacherAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gottlieb Schumacher
Henry MitchellAuthor · Maps and atlases
Howard StansburyAuthor · Maps and atlasesHoward Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Ilonka KaraszDesigner · Modern designIlonka Karasz (July 13, 1896 – May 26, 1981), was a Hungarian-American designer, interior decorator, painter and illustrator known for avant-garde industrial design and for her many New…
Isaac StevensAuthor · Maps and atlasesIsaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was an American military officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later…
James William AbertAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
Jeremy Francis GilmerAuthor · Maps and atlasesJeremy 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 Confederate States…
John MontresorAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain John Montresor (22 April 1736 – June 1799) was a British Army officer and cartographer who served in the French and Indian War, Pontiac's War and American War of Independence.
John Wolcott AdamsAuthor · Maps and atlases
Joseph-François ManginAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph-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 City.
Louis Lucien PessouAuthor · Maps and atlasesLouis Lucien Pessou was born in 1824 at New Orleans. Pessou died in 1886.
Marcus BakerAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Studio portrait of Marcus Baker
Marie TharpAuthor · Maps and atlasesMarie Tharp was an American cartographer, oceanographer, geologist and surveyor (1920–2006). She was born in Ypsilanti and died in Nyack.
Mark MonmonierAuthor · Maps and atlasesAmerican Geographical Society's Osborn Maitland Miller Medal (2001)
Matthew Fontaine MauryAuthor · Maps and atlasesMatthew 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 American…
Matthew H. EdneyAuthor · Maps and atlasesMatthew H. Edney is a British geographer who is both the Osher Professor in the History of Cartography, at the University of Southern Maine;[1] and the Project Director of the History of…
Nikolas SchillerAuthor · Maps and atlasesNikolas Schiller (born October 10, 1980) is an American blogger and drug policy reform activist who lives in Washington, DC.
O. H. BaileyAuthor · Maps and atlasesOakley Hoopes Bailey (June 14, 1843 – August 13, 1947) was a prolific panoramic map creator for several decades. He produced 374 maps from 1871 until he retired in 1927.
Richard Edes HarrisonAuthor · Maps and atlasesRichard Harrison (disambiguation)Richard Harrison
Robert E. LeeAuthor · Maps and atlasesRobert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the…
Samuel Swinfin BurdettAuthor · Maps and atlasesSamuel Swinfin Burdett (February 21, 1836 – September 24, 1914) was a U.S. representative from Missouri.
Seymour I. SchwartzAuthor · Maps and atlasesSeymour I. Schwartz (January 22, 1928 – August 28, 2020) was the Distinguished Alumni Professor for the Department of Surgery at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.
Thomas Gamaliel BradfordAuthor · Maps and atlases
Waldo R. ToblerAuthor · Maps and atlasesWaldo Rudolph Tobler (November 16, 1930 – February 20, 2018) was an American-Swiss geographer and cartographer.
William Farrar SmithAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824February 28, 1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame.
William H. EmoryAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century.

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