Louis Brion de la Tour (fl. 1756-1823) Louis Brion de la Tour (1756-1823) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France, his official title being "Ingenieur-Geographe du Roi". Despite a prolific cartographic career and several important atlases to his name, little is actually known of his life and career. What is known is that much of his work was produced in collaboration with Danish royal Cartographer Louis Charles Desnos (fl. 1750 - 1790). His most notable work is generally regarded to be his 1766 Atlas General. Click here for a list of rare maps from Louis Brion de la Tour. Rare maps by Louis Brion de la Tour currently for sale. Rare maps by Louis Brion de la Tour in the Geographicus Antique Map Archive.