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 “P”
pacific railroad surveys
(1853 - 1855)
pacifico, pietro antonio
(fl. c. 1680 - 1710)
packard, herbert samuel
(September 2, 1850 - October 29, 1912)
pagano, matteo
(1515 - 1588)
page, frederic roscoe
(July 26, 1850 - 1898)
paine, milton kendall
(July 15, 1834 - October 27, 1896)
paine, paul mayo
(January 13, 1869 - July 4, 1955)
painlevé, léon louis
(May 22, 1832 - March 8, 1906)
painter, clara evelyn searle
(December 29, 1887 - May 12, 1975)
paix et liberté
(1950 - 1956)
palha, j. m. f.
(fl. c. 1863 - 1875)
palloy, pierre-françois
(January 22, 1755 - January 18, 1835)
palma, gaetan
(17?? - 18??)
palmer, frances flora bond
(July 24, 1812 - August 20, 1876)
palmer, william i.
(March 4, 1739 - November 1812)
“I. Palmer, W. Palmer”
pan american world airways
(1927 - 1991)
panormit, garofalo
(fl. c. 1750 - 1800)
pansing, fred
(1844 - 1912)
pantoja y arriaga, juan
(fl. c. 1779 - 1792)
papelaria brazileira
(c. 1920 - 1936)
paradissis, john elias
(June 27, 1895 - March 19, 1992)
pardies, ignace-gaston
(September 5, 1636 - April 21, 1673)
parish, henry william
(fl. c. 1792 - 1797)
parke, john grubb
(September 22, 1827 - December 16, 1900)
parker, ely samuel
(1828 - August 31, 1895)
parkinson, thomas d.
(April, 1835 - May 11, 1906)
parkyns, george isham
(c. 1749 - 1820)
parmentier, henri
(January 3, 1871 - February 22, 1949)
parsons, charles
(1821 - November 9, 1910)
paterson pacific parchment company
(1923 - present)
patterson, carlile pollock
(August 24, 1816 - August 15, 1881)
patterson, russell
(December 26, 1893 - March 17, 1977)