Cartographers
The Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers is a growing list of mapmakers covering from the 3rd through the 20th centuries. There are currently more than 3000 biographies present — many of which are the only studies of these individuals available anywhere. We typically add 10–15 additional cartographers each week. While there are thousands of cartographers yet to be added, most major cartographers active between the 17th and the mid-20th century are here biographized. Where we have access to images, these are added. In addition, examples of each cartographer’s works are represented in high resolution.
Cartographers Starting with “A”
a-to-z printing company
(1921 - present)
a. b. hirschfeld press
(1907 - 2005)
aala automotive union
(c. 1930 - 1940)
“アアラ自動車組合”
aamodt, axel e.
(fl. c. 1857 - 1966)
abbassi, ali bey el
(1767 - August 30, 1818)
abbot, henry larcom
(August 13, 1831 - October 1, 1927)
abbott, frederick
(January 8, 1851 - November 4, 1892)
abbott, sylvester kinsman
(December 9, 1831 - June 14, 1890)
abd al-mutalib ibn ghalib ibn musa‘ad
(1790 – January 29, 1880)
“عبد المطلب بن غالب بن مساعد”
abdelki, yusef
(fl. c. 1988 - present)
“يوسف عبدلكي”
abdullah, mohamed morsi
(December 18, 1929 - October 4, 2005)
“محمد مرسي عبدالله”
abernethie, thomas
(fl. c. 1783 - August 20, 1795)
abert, john james
(September 17, 1788 - January 27, 1863)
abramov, mark aleksandrovich
(1913 - 1994)
abramovich, lev markovich
(1884 - 1948)
abreu, lázaro
(1941 -????)
abu sitta, salman
(1937 - present)
achert, frederick
(August 25, 1847 - April 2, 1928)
ackerman, james
(1816 - March 24, 1864)
ackermann
(1795 - 199?)
adam, jean victor
(January 28, 1801 - December, 30 1866)
adams, sebastian c.
(1825 - 1898)
aderente, vincent
(February 20, 1880 - June 13, 1941)
adickes, william a.
(March 1860 - 192x)
adney, edwin tappan
(July 13, 1868 - October 10, 1950)
adriaen cornelissen van der donck
(1620 - 1655)
adrichem, christian kruik van
(February 13, 1533 - June 20, 1585)
“Christiano Adrichomio”
afif, boulos
(905 - c. 1960)
“Mahmoud Sayess”
afro american newspapers
(1892 - present)
agostini, giovanni de
(August 23, 1863 - November 21, 1941)
aiena, joseph anthony
(December 22, 1877 - September 25, 1951)
aikman, george
(December 28, 1788 - October 16, 1865)