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 “J”
j. a. and r. a. reid
(September 1874 - 1894)
j. w. clement company
(1908 - 19??)
j. w. sheehy and company
(fl. c. 1881)
jackson, philip
(September 24, 1802 - 1879)
jackson, william henry
(April 4, 1843 - June 30, 1942)
jacob, nicolas-henri
(June 6, 1782 - January 31, 1871)
jacobs, elmer
(May 9, 1900 - 19??)
jacobs, laura
(fl. c. 1960 - 1962)
jacobs, stanislas joseph
(18?? - July 5, 1867)
jacoby
(fl. c. 1897 - 1910)
jacot-guillarmod, charles
(1868 - August 14, 1925)
jacotin, pierre
(April 11, 1765 - 1827)
jaeck, w.
(18?? - 18??)
jagen, jan van
(1709 - 1800)
jaidah, ali mohammed
(September 1941 - present)
“علي محمد الجيدة”
jaillot, alexis-hubert
(c. 1632 - 1712)
jaillot, bernard antoine
(???? - 1749)
james, henry
(1803 - 1877)
james, henry
(fl. 1850 - 1890)
james, joseph allen
(May 17, 1807 - March 27, 1882)
james, uriah pierson
(December 30, 1811 - February 25, 1889)
jannin, henri
(January 4, 1816 - 18??)
jannot, j. b.
(fl. c. 1940 - 1970)
janoff, larry carl
(1940 - September 23, 2022)
jansson, jan
(1588 - July 11, 1664)
“Johannes Janssonius, Johannes Jansson, Joannis Janssonii Haeredes”
janvier, jean denis
(fl. 1746 - 1776)
japan publishing distribution co., ltd.
(May 5, 1941 - March 28, 1949)
“日本出版配給株式會社”
japan publishing distribution company
(1941 - 1949)
“日本出版配給株式會社”
japanese accommodation union
(fl. c. 1913 - 1940)
“桑港旅館組合”
japanese imperial land survey
(1888 - present)
“陸地測量部”
japanese y.m.c.a. of san francisco
(fl. c. 1930 - present)
“桑港日本人基督教青年會”
japanese-american prosperity co., ltd.
(c. 1917 - 1937)
“日米興業株式會社”