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 “V”
vadian, joachim von watte
(November 29, 1484 - April 6, 1551)
valdés y fernández bazán, antonio
(1744 - April 4, 1816)
valdés y flores bazán, cayetano
(1767 - 1835)
valentijn, francois
(April 17, 1666 - August 6, 1727)
valentine, david t.
(1801 - 1869)
valk, gerard
(September 30, 1652 - October 21, 1726)
vallance, john
(1770 - 1823)
vallardi, antonio
(1813 - 1876)
valle, bernardin
(fl. 1597)
vallet, guillaume
(December 6, 1632 - January 1, 1704)
valmagini, francesco
(1783 - 1865)
van alst, peter g.
(May 28, 1828 - October 15, 1900)
van arsdale, perry
(July 29, 1910 - July 22, 1976)
van de velde, charles william meredith
(December 3, 1818 - March 20, 1898)
van der aa, pieter
(1659 - 1733)
van der doort, paulus
(fl. c. 1590 - 1610)
van ellemeet, willem cornelis mary de jonge
(May 5, 1811 - July 1, 1888)
van keulen, gerard
(1678 - 1726)
van keulen, gerard hulst
(1733 - January 1801)
van keulen, johannes
(1654 - 1715)
van leer, wim
(1913 - April 14, 1992)
van loan, walton
(January 8, 1834 - December 31, 1921)
van loon, harmanus
(fl. c. 1690 - c. 1725)
van oss, salomon frederik
(April 10, 1868 - January 31, 1949)
van santen, dirk jansz
(1637/38 - May 23, 1708)
van swearingen, earl cornelius
(April 2, 1904 - February 27, 1992)
van verden, carl
(fl. c. 1718 - 1730)
van woerden, guillermo
(fl. c. 1890 - 1925)
“van Woerden y Cia, Librería Alemana de Guillermo van Woerden”
van zelm, louis franklin
(December 9, 1895 - March 24, 1961)
vance, david h.
(1799 - May 29, 1832)
vancouver map and blueprint company
(fl. 1906 - c. 1957)
vancouver, george
(June 22, 1750 - May 10, 1798)
