Essays & Articles
Nov 17, 2022
Map Maker Biography: Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684 - 1743)
Henri Abraham Chatelain, a cartographer, talented artist, prolific producer and publisher of maps and encyclopedic a...
Apr 6, 2022
Regnier Gemma Frisius (1508 – 1555)
Regnier Gemma Frisius – mathematician, physician, geographer, astronomer, maker of maps, globes and scientific in...
Mar 24, 2022
Map Maker Biography: John Speed (1552 - 1629)
First career
Historian, geographer, cartographer John Speed is one of the first English born cartographers of n...
Feb 27, 2022
Map Maker Biography: Nicolas Sanson (1600 – 1667)
Cartographer/geographer Nicolas Sanson is considered by many to be the founder of the French school of cartography,...
Feb 23, 2022
Map Maker Biography: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 – 1638)
Cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu was the founder of what would become one of western Europe’s greatest cartographi...
Feb 18, 2022
Map Maker Biography: Jodocus Hondius the Elder (1563 - 1612)
Jodocus Hondius the Elder is often referred to as the most worthy successor of Gerard Mercator, not only for his own...
Feb 16, 2022
Map Maker Biography: Jan Huygen Van Linschoten (1563 – 1611)
Jan Huygen Van Linschoten was a brilliant Dutchman whose contributions to science and broader European maritime exp...
Jan 8, 2022
Map Maker Biography: Lorenz Fries (1490 - 1531)
The talents and interests of Lorenz Fries, as those of many early cartographers, were multi-faceted. He was knowledg...
Dec 29, 2021
Mapmaker Biography: Franz Hogenberg (1535 - 1590)
Franz Hogenberg, another of the preeminent cartographers of the sixteenth century, was born in the prosperous Belg...
Dec 24, 2021
Mapmaker Biography: Georg Braun (1541 - 1622)
Cologne, Germany circa 1572 from Civitates Orbis Terrarum
George Braun was born in Cologne and lived...
Dec 19, 2021
Mapmaker Biography: Abraham Ortelius (1528 - 1598)
Abraham Ortelius is among the best known European cartographers of the 16th century. Indeed, he and Gerard Merca...
Dec 14, 2021
Map Maker Biography: Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594)
Gerard Mercator (1512 – 1594)
The name Mercator is well known around the world. Most people who know this name assoc...