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 “F”
fabbri, fratelli editori
(1947 - present)
faden, william
(July 11, 1749 - March 21, 1836)
fahey, lawrence
(October 20, 1924 - April 27, 1994)
fairburn, john
(fl. c. 1782 - 1851)
fairchild, john f.
(c. 1868 - 1943)
fairchild, sherman mills
(April 7, 1896 - March 28, 1971)
fairey surveys
(1923 - 1990)
faivre, jules abel
(March 30, 1867 - August 13, 1945)
falk, benjamin joseph
(October 14, 1853 - March 19, 1925)
falkner, thomas
(October 6, 1707 - January 30, 1784)
faller, leo
(April 19, 1902 - December 15, 1969)
falls, frederick w.
(April 4, 1872 - July 13, 1934)
fama international
(1990 - present)
famin, pierre
(1855 - 1922)
fan company
(fl. 1878 - c. 1940)
fanning, thomas colt
(August 2, 1805 - November 21, 1873)
farlati, daniele
(February 22, 1690 - April 25, 1773)
farmer, john
(February 9, 1798 - March 24, 1859)
farmer, silas
(June 6, 1839 - December 28, 1902)
farrel, peter d.
(fl. 1860 - 1870)
fatout, charles
(18?? - 1882)
faure, jean-baptiste
(November 11, 1833 - 1892)
“Abbé Faure”
faust, henry william
(May 1850 - March 5, 1915)
fay, bertrand thomas
(September 21, 1898 - June 14, 1978)
féret et fils
(1812 - present)
fürst, paul
(1608 - September 11, 1666)
featherstonhaugh, george william
(April 9, 1780 - September 28, 1866)
federated malay states survey
(1922 - 1945)
federation of the kibbutz movements
(c. 1972 - 1983)
fee, charles s.
(September 24, 1843 - September 25, 1923)
feher, joseph
(1908 - 1987)
felthousen, charles i.
(February 1851 - July 3, 1920)
“Delmont Publishing”