Pierre Alexander Tardieu (1756 - 1844) Pierre Alexander Tardieu (1756 - 1844) was a prominent French cartographer and engraver operating in the mid-19th century. Pierre Tardieu's work is known for its detail and precision. Pierre Alexander Tardieu is frequently confused with both Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu and Ambroise Tardieu, two other unrelated French map and print engravers active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Click here for a list of maps by the Pierre Tardieu. Rare maps by Pierre Alexander Tardieu currently for sale. Rare maps by Pierre Alexander Tardieu in the Geographicus Antique Map Archive.