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Cartographers

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

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Wenceslaus HollarEngraver · PrintsWenceslaus Hollar (Václav Hollar (ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦolar), Wenzel Hollar; 13 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a Czech engraver, etcher and painter. He spent much of his life in England.
Wilfrid FloodAuthor · Maps and atlasesHe was born in Dalston, England and studied at the Bolt Court School of Art in London. Flood immigrated to Can
Wilhelm DilichAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Dilich, also known as Dilich-Schäffer, born Wilhelm Scheffer or Schöffer (1571, Wabern – April 4, 1650, Dresden), was a German master builder, engineer, woodcutter, copper engraver,…
Wilhelm Gotthelf LohrmannAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann (31 January 1796 – 20 February 1840) was a Saxon cartographer, astronomer, meteorologist and patron of the sciences.
Wilhelm JordanAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Jordan (1 March 1842, Ellwangen, Württemberg – 17 April 1899, Hanover) was a German geodesist who conducted surveys in Germany and Africa and founded the German geodesy journal.
Wilhelm SchickardAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Schickard is holding a hand planetarium (or orrery) of his own invention. It was painted in 1632, 8 years after his last calculating clock drawing.
William BaffinAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Baffin (c. 1584 – 23 January 1622) was an English navigator, explorer 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 Gerard de BrahmAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn William Gerard de Brahm (1718 c. 1799) was a German cartographer, engineer and mystic.
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.
William Henry SmythAuthor · Maps and atlasesAdmiral William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist.
William MudgeAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Mudge (1762–1820) was an English artillery officer and surveyor, born in Plymouth, an important figure in the work of the Ordnance Survey.
William ScullAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Scull (1739-1784) was an American cartographer and officer during the Revolutionary War.
William SooneAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Soone or Zoone (fl. 1540–1575) was an English jurist and cartographer.
William W. StewartAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam W. Stewart (c. 1776 – 10 September 1851) was a Scottish sealer and whaler after whom New Zealand's Stewart Island is named.
William YollandAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — William Yolland, the Royal Society commemorative portrait
Wim SchermerhornAuthor · Maps and atlasesWillem "Wim" Schermerhorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪ(lə)m ˈsxɛrmərˌɦɔr(ə)n]; 17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 25…
Yuly ShokalskyAuthor · Maps and atlasesYuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (Russian: Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 17, 1856 in Saint Petersburg – March 26, 1940 in Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and…
Þorvaldur ThoroddsenAuthor · Maps and atlasesÞorvaldur Thoroddsen (6 June 1855 – 28 September 1921) was an Icelandic geologist and geographer.

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