Map Makers
Feb 11, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726)
Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726) is recognized as one of the most influential European cartographers of the early 18th...
Oct 25, 2021
Map Maker Biography: Sebastian Münster (1488 - 1552)
Sebastian Münster
Education
Sebastian Münster (1488 – 1552), a German cartographer, cosmographer an...
Oct 25, 2021
Map Maker Biography: Peter Apian (1495 – 1552)
Peter Apian
Peter Apian (1495 – 1552) born Peter Bienewitz and also known as Petrus Apianus, was one of four sons bo...
Oct 25, 2021
Map Maker Biography: Giacomo Gastaldi (1500 – 1566)
Image Source: Library of Congress
Giacomo Gastaldi
Giacomo Gastaldi (1500 – 1566) was an important Italian cartograp...