Reinecke, Johann Christoph Matthias
Johann Christoph Matthias Reinecke (October 9, 1770 - November 7, 1818) was a German polymath, known for his contributions to cartography and paleontology.
A polymath, he wrote poems, novels and songs, understood eight languages and produced works in botany, zoology and geography, which he illustrated himself and for which he drew maps. He also designed and drew 22 maps for the Geographisches Institut zu Weimar's 'Allgemeiner Hand-Atlas der Ganzen Erde'. As a paleontologist, he described 37 new ammonite species of the Jurassic and produced oa 400 page catalogue of the fossil collection of prince Franz Friedrich Anton of Saxonia Coburg Saalfeld (1750-1806).
British ascendence in South and Southeast Asia.
Charte von Ostindien diesseits und jenseits des Ganges.
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A beautiful 1804 German-language two-sheet map of the East Indies by J. C. M. Reinecke. It depicts the region as British power was ascendant, displacing both indigenous kingdoms and European rivals. (more details)