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 “N”
nacken, johannes
(fl. c. 1867 - 1878)
nagata shigeru
(December 30, 1881 - January 2, 1973)
“永田稠”
nagel, bernhard
(fl. c. 1861 - 1885)
nagel, louis
(July 28, 1818 - August 10, 1870)
nahl, nicholas v.
(fl. c. 1922 - 1940)
nakamaura asakichi
(fl. c. 1886 - 1926)
“中村淺吉”
nakamura fusetsu
(August 19, 1866 - June 6, 1943)
“中村不折”
nakamura shingo
(August 17, 1870 - October 31, 1939)
“中村進午, なかむら しんご”
nakamura yoshimatsu
(fl. c. 1888 - 1906)
“中村芳松”
nakashima saburō
(fl. c. 1913 - 1919)
“中嶋三郎”
nakata fukuzou
(fl. c. 1933 - 1935)
“中田福造”
nakata sadanori
(fl. c. 1894 - 1905)
“中田貞矩”
nakayama kyūshirō
(February 10, 1874 - September 7, 1961)
“中山久四郎”
namco publishing
(19?? -????)
nan-hua ch‘u-pan-she
(fl. c. 1937 - 1993)
“南華出版社”
nanyang land survey department
(1906 - 1928)
“南洋陸地測量司”
naoha shūhei
(fl. c. 1878 - 1882))
“葉周平”
naomitsu ibe
(直光伊部, April 2, 1867 - July 5, 1932)
napier, william henry edward
(1828 - 1894)
nascentes de azambuja, carlos augusto
(fl. 1835 - 1867)
nason-jones, james
(June 26, 1898 - November 6, 1972)
nast, thomas
(September 27, 1840 - December 7, 1902)
national association of hungarian women
(fl. 1918 - 1946)
national capital press
(c. 1911 - 1977)
national committee for the restoration of greece
(fl. c. 1942 - 1944)
national geographic society
(January 13, 1888 - present)
national lithograph co.
(c. 1895 - 1963)
national park service
(August 25, 1916 - present)
national printing and engraving company
(fl. c. 1870 - 1920)
national printing press of egypt
(1820 – present)
“المطبعه الأهليه”
national publishing company
(1897 - 1902)
national survey company
(1912 - 2000)