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

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George Mercer DawsonAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorge Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian geologist and surveyor.
George Robert BroadbentAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorge Robert Broadbent (3 November 1863 – 28 October 1947), was an Australian cycling champion and map publisher.
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.
George WilldeyAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Africa, 1711, by Charles Price & John Senex. Attributed to the engraving house of George Willdey
Gerald Lenox ConynghamAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gerald Lenox-Conyngham c.1920
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.
Giacomo CantelliAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiacomo Cantelli da Vignola (February 1643 − 30 November 1695) was an Italian cartographer and engraver of the 17th century.
Giacomo GastaldiAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiacomo Gastaldi (c. 1500, in Villafranca Piemonte – October 1566, in Venice) was an Italian cartographer, astronomer and engineer of the 16th century.
Giovanni Battista NolliAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiambattista Nolli (or Giovanni Battista) (9 April 1701 – 3 July 1756), was an Italian architect and surveyor.
Giovanni Battista RamusioAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiovanni Battista Ramusio (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista raˈmuːzjo; July 20, 1485 – July 10, 1557) was an Italian geographer and travel writer.
Giovanni Battista RiccioliAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiovanni Battista Riccioli (17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671) was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order.
Giovanni LucioAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Lucius (Ivan Lučić; Giovanni Lucio; September 1604 – 11 January 1679) was a Dalmatian historian, whose greatest work is De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae ("On the Kingdom of Dalmatia…
Gottlieb SchumacherAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gottlieb Schumacher
Greenville CollinsAuthor · Maps and atlasesGreenvile Collins (also spelt Greenvill or Greenville; c. 25 March 1694) was an officer of the Royal Navy and prominent hydrographer, who compiled Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, the first…
Gregor von HelmersenAuthor · Maps and atlasesGregor von Helmersen or Grigory Petrovich Helmersen (–) was a Baltic German geologist.
Guillaume BrousconAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — A world map by Guillaume Brouscon, an example of a Dieppe map, 1543.
Guillaume DelisleAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarte du Bourdelois du Périgord et des provinces voisines (1714)
Guillaume FillastreAuthor · Maps and atlasesGuillaume Fillastre, sometimes called the Elder (1348 – 6 November 1428), was a French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer.
Guillaume Le TestuAuthor · Maps and atlasesGuillaume Le Testu, sometimes referred to as Guillaume Le Têtu (c. 1509-12 – April 29, 1573), was a French privateer, explorer and navigator.
Guillaume PostelAuthor · Maps and atlasesGuillaume Postel (25 March 1510 – 6 September 1581) was a French linguist, Orientalist, astronomer, Christian Kabbalist, diplomat, polyglot, professor, religious universalist, and writer.
Gustav Frederik HolmAuthor · Maps and atlasesHonorary membership of the Greenlandic Society (Grønlandske Selskab)
Hans MeyerAuthor · Maps and atlasesHans Heinrich Josef Meyer (22 March 1858 – 5 July 1929) was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer (1826–1909).
Harry BeckAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Charles Beck (4 June 190218 September 1974) was an English technical draughtsman who created the first diagrammatic Tube map for the London Underground in 1931.
Hartmann SchedelAuthor · Maps and atlasesHartmann Schedel (13 February 1440 – 28 November 1514) was a German historian, physician, humanist, and one of the first cartographers to use the printing press.
Heinrich BerghausAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Karl Wilhelm Berghaus (3 May 1797 – 17 February 1884) was a German geographer and cartographer who conducted trigonometric surveys in Prussia and taught geodesy at the Bauakademie…
Heinrich BüntingAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Bünting (1545 – 30 December 1606) was a German Protestant pastor and theologian.
Heinrich KiepertAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Kiepert (July 31, 1818 – April 21, 1899) was a German geographer.
Heinrich ThomeAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Thomé's 1626 map of Gamla stan shows the newly planned area with narrow, regular blocks where the Great Stockholm Fire of 1625 had ravaged. North is downward on the map.
Henricus Martellus GermanusAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenricus Martellus Germanus was a German cartographer active in Florence between 1480 and 1496.
Henry HarrisseAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Harrisse (May 28, 1829 – May 13, 1910) was a writer, lawyer, art critic, and American historian who authored books on the discovery of America and geographic representations of the…
Henry JamesAuthor · Maps and atlasesDirector of the Topographical and Statistical Department of the War Office, 1857–70
Henry Mangles DenhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesAdmiral 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 MitchellAuthor · Maps and atlases
Henry MouzonAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Mouzon II (May 18, 1741 – August 25, 1807) was a colonial-era American patriot and civil engineer.
Henry PelhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — A Boy with a Flying Squirrel, a 1765 portrait of Pelham by his half-brother John Singleton Copley
Herbert FordhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesSir Herbert George Fordham (9 May 1854 – 1929), was a British writer on cartography whose Carto-Bibliography method of cataloging maps was widely adopted.
Herman MollEngraver · PrintsHerman Moll (mid-17th century – 22 September 1732) was a British cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Hermann von RosenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesHermann Karl Benjamin von Rosenberg (April 7, 1817 – November 15, 1888) was a German naturalist born in Darmstadt.
Hermann WagnerAuthor · Maps and atlasesHermann Wagner (23 June 1840 – 18 June 1929) was a German geographer and cartographer who was a native of Erlangen.
Hieronymus CockEngraver · PrintsHieronymus Cock, or Hieronymus Wellens de Cock, (1518 – 3 October 1570) was a Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints.
Howard StansburyAuthor · Maps and atlasesHoward Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Humphrey LlwydAuthor · Maps and atlasesHumphrey Llwyd (also spelled Lhuyd) (1527–1568) was a Welsh cartographer, author, antiquary and Member of Parliament.
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…
Imre DemhardtAuthor · Maps and atlasesHe was born in Wiesbaden.
Inō TadatakaAuthor · Maps and atlases11 February 1745 – 17 May 1818 was a Japanese surveyor and cartographer. He is known for completing the first map of Japan using modern surveying techniques.
Isaac MassaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIsaac Abrahamszoon Massa (baptized October 7, 1586 – 1643)[1] was a Dutch grain trader, traveller and envoy to Russia.
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…
Ishtori HaparchiAuthor · Maps and atlasesIshtori 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.
J. B. MaloneAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn 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.
Jacob van MeursAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jacob van Meurs, Kruis Kerk, 1682, now demolished
Jacob van WerdenAuthor · Maps and atlasesJacob van Werden or Jacques van Weerden (fl, 1643 – before 20 August 1669), was a Flemish draughtsman, cartographer, military engineer and archer who was active in the Habsburg Netherlands.
Jacques de VaulxAuthor · Maps and atlasesJacques de Vaulx or Devaulx, sometimes spelled de Vaux (Le Havre ca. 1557–1597), was a cosmographer and deep-sea pilot, and the author of a handwritten navigation manual entitled Premières…
Jacques-Nicolas BellinAuthor · Maps and atlasesJacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the "philosophes".
James CookAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans…
James Ernest RicheyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames Ernest Richey FRSE (24 April 1886 – 19 June 1968) was an Irish-born geologist.
James NiehuesAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames Niehues (born c. 1946) is an American landscape artist and cartographer best known for painting ski trail maps for ski resorts.
James RennellAuthor · Maps and atlasesMajor James Rennell (3 December 1742 – 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography.
James William AbertAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
James Wreford WatsonAuthor · Maps and atlasesProf 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 Canada and the…
Jan Huyghen van LinschotenAuthor · Maps and atlasesJan Huygen van Linschoten (1563 – 8 February 1611) was a Dutch merchant, traveller and writer.
Jan SaenredamEngraver · PrintsJan Pieterszoon (abbr. Abbreviated patronymic surname Pietersz.) Saenredam (c.
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'AnvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist buʁgiɲɔ̃ dɑ̃vil];
Jean BourdonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jean Bourdon.
Jean de ThévenotAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean 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 HardyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean Hardy (19 May 1762 – 29 May 1802) commanded a French division during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1783 he enlisted in the French Royal Army.
Jean PalairetAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean Palairet (1697–1774) was a teacher and a French cartographer.
Jean ParmentierAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Sailing ship near Java la Grande in Vallard Atlas 1547, Dieppe school.
Jean SurhonAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean Surhon, also known as Jean de Surhon, Jean Surhonio, Jean Surchon, Johann Surhonio or Ioannes Suthon, (born first half of the 16th century in Mons;
Jean-Baptiste Lislet GeoffroyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-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 cartographer.
Jean-Baptiste TavernierAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689) was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler.
Jean-Baptiste-Louis FranquelinAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — 1688 Map of North America with a pictorial view of Quebec City by Franquelin
Jean-Dominique, comte de CassiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (30 June 174818 October 1845), also called Cassini IV, was a French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury and great-grandson of Giovanni…
Jehuda CresquesIllustrator · IllustrationJehudà Cresques (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəuˈða ˈkɾeskəs], 1360-1410), also known as Jafudà Cresques, Jaume Riba, and Cresques lo Juheu ("Cresques the Jew"), was a converso cartographer…
Jens Michelsen BeckAuthor · Maps and atlasesJens Michelsen Beck (1 January 1721 29 May 1791) was a Danish surveyor, cartographer, landowner and planter.
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…
Joachim BouvetAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoachim Bouvet (Chinese: 白晋 or 白進, courtesy name: 明远) (18 July 1656 in Le Mans – 28 June 1730 in Peking) was a French Jesuit who worked in China, and the leading member of the Figurist…
Joan BlaeuAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoan Blaeu (23 September 1596 – 21 December 1673), also called Johannes Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer and the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company.
João de CastroAuthor · Maps and atlasesDom 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 from 1545…
João RodriguesAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoão Rodrigues (1561or 1562 1633or 1634), distinguished as Tçuzu and also known by other names in China and Korea, was a Portuguese sailor, warrior, and Jesuit interpreter, missionary,…
Jodocus Hondius IEngraver · PrintsJodocus Hondius (Latinised version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish engraver and cartographer.
Johan Gabriel DoppelmayrAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Gabriel Doppelmayr (27 September 1677 – 1 December 1750) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer. (His surname is also spelled Doppelmayer and Doppelmair.)
Johan Gustaf RenatAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohan Gustaf Renat (1682–1744) was a Swedish soldier and cartographer. He is primarily known for his role in bringing detailed maps of Central Asia to Europe after close to two decades in…
Johan Peter KochAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born in Vestenskov.
Johann Hermann von FersenAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Fersen (mounted) being captured at the Battle of Bergen
Johann Hieronymus SchröterAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Hieronymus Schröter (30 August 1745, Erfurt – 29 August 1816, Lilienthal) was a German astronomer.
Johann HomannAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Baptist Homann (20 March 1664 – 1 July 1724) was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas.
Johann Tobias MayerAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Tobias Mayer (5 May 1752 – 30 November 1830) was a German physicist.
Johann Wilhelm KrauseDesigner · DesignJohann Wilhelm Krause was a Russian architect, professor, draftsperson and cartographer (1757–1828). He was born in Dziećmorowice and died in Tartu.
Johann ZahnAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Zahn (29 March 1641, Karlstadt am Main – 27 June 1707) was the seventeenth-century German author of Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus Sive Telescopium (Würzburg, 1685).
Johannes AventinusAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration from 19th century
Johannes HonterAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Honter (also known as Johann Hynter; Latinized as Johann Honterus or Ioannes Honterus; Romanian sources may credit him as Ioan, Hungarian ones as János;
Johannes RuyschAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Ruysch (c. 1470–1533) was a Dutch cartographer, explorer, painter, and Benedictine monk from Utrecht.
Johannes SchönerAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Schöner (16 January 1477, in Karlstadt am Main – 16 January 1547, in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg) (aka, Johann Schönner, Johann Schoener, Jean Schönner, Joan Schoenerus)…
Johannes StöfflerAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Stöffler (also Stöfler, Stoffler, Stoeffler; 10 December 1452 – 16 February 1531) was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, priest, maker of astronomical instruments and…
Johannes VingboonsAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Vingboons (1616/1617 – Amsterdam, 20 July 1670) was a Dutch cartographer and watercolourist.
Johannes von GmundenAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes von Gmünd is also the name of a 14th-century architect, see Basel Münster.
Johannes WernerAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann(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 AinslieAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — A plaque in Castlegate in Jedburgh
John Amos ComeniusAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský; Johann Amos Comenius; Jan Amos Komeński; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius;
John BarrowAuthor · BooksSir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant.
John Clements WickhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Clements Wickham (21 November 17986 January 1864) was a Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator.
John Francon WilliamsAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Francon Williams FRGS (1854 – 4 September 1911) was a British writer, geographer, historian, journalist, cartographer, and inventor, born in Llanllechid, Caernarvonshire.
John HunterAuthor · Maps and atlasesVice-Admiral John Hunter (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second Governor of New South Wales, serving from 1795 to 1800.
John McCluerAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn McCluer (c. Between 1785 and 1787 he surveyed Muscat and Matruh harbours at the entrance to the Gulf of Oman.
John MitchellAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Mitchell (April 13, 1711 – February 29, 1768) was a colonial American physician and botanist.
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 PineEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Portrait of John Pine by William Hogarth
John PinkertonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — John Pinkerton
John SpilsburyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) was an English cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle.
John WashingtonAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Washington FRGS (1 January 1800 – 16 September 1863) was an officer of the Royal Navy, Hydrographer of the Navy, and a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society of London.
John WhiteAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn White (c. 1606) was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer.
John Wolcott AdamsAuthor · Maps and atlases
José Antonio de Alzate y RamírezAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez.
José Martín Espinosa de los MonterosAuthor · Maps and atlasesJosé Martín y Espinosa de los Monteros was a Spanish pilot and a mathematics professor, founder of the lineage Espinosa in southeastern Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula).
Josef NausAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Josef Naus in 1824 (drawing by H. v.
Joseph de FerrarisAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph Jean François, count de Ferraris (20 April 1726 – 1 April 1814) was an Austrian general and cartographer. He was married to the daughter of Charles, 2nd Duke d'Ursel.
Joseph NicolletAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 – September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper…
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.
Joseph-Nicolas DelisleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph-Nicolas Delisle (lang; 4 April 1688 – 11 September 1768) was a French astronomer and cartographer.
Joshua FisherAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoshua 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

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