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Antiquarian Artists and Mapmakers This site contains information repeated at a number of Web sites. I do not know who the original authors were.	The Old World Trader - Antiquarian Maps, Plans, Botanicals, Prints, Manuscripts, and Antiquities
Cartographers Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Jaques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) spent over fifty years at the French Hydrorraphic Service where he was appointed the first 'Ingenieur hydrographe de la Marine'. During his term of office there he was commisioned to carry out major surveys, first of the coasts of France and later of all the known coasts of the world.These tremendous undertaking resulted in the production of a very large number of sea charts of the highest quality which appeared in many editions with varying numbers of charts to the end of the century. He was appointed 'Hydrographer to the King' and was a member of the Royal Society in London. Blaeu, Willem “The finest Dutch map publishers were the Blaeu family, and they hold the title of mapmakers supreme for any period of cartographical history.” (R.Baynton-Williams, Investing in Maps). Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was the founder of the publishing house and established the fine reputation of Blaeu maps. Originally specializing in sea charts, he published his first world atlas, the Atlantis Appendix in 1630, based around the printing plates he had acquired from Jodocus Hondius Jr.’s stock. In 1634 he commenced publication of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Novus Atlas. On his death he was succeeded by his son Johannes (1596-1673) who “aimed at the full description of heaven, earth and water” (Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici). Blaeu maps are renowned for the consummate care and attention apparent in every stage of production - using only the best paper with finely engraved plates and a high standard of printing. Geographie Crozat An anonymous French school geography which went through many editions was dedicated to a Mademoiselle Crozat. Thereafter they were always called the 'Geographie Crozat. Hondius, Jodocus Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) was a foremost map engraver of his day; he worked for many Dutch publishers, and was employed by the English map and print-sellers, Sudbury and Humble, to engrave the maps for John Speed's The Theatre of The Empire of Great Britaine, published in 1612. In 1604, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator's Atlas at the auction of Gerard Jr.'s effects. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the Continents and important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas, in 1606, in competition with Ortelius' Theatrum. As many of the maps were more up-to-date, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas effectively superseded Ortelius' Theatrum. On his death in 1612 his widow, Coletta van den Keere continued the business; from 1619 onwards their son Henry (II) (1597-1651) took over. From 1633 publication was carried on in co-operation with Jan Jansson Jr., Henry's brother-in-law. Mallet, Allain A French engineer, cartographer and surveyor who served under Louis XIV in France, and in 1683 he published his magnum opus “Description de l'Univers” (Description of the Universe) in 5 volumes, each containing maps drawn of the known world at that time. Late in his life, he also became a mathematics and geography professor in Louis XIV's royal court Another well known work of his was The Grand Stables at Versailles containing a study of spheres and geometrical models, including a terrestrial and celestial globe and an armillary sphere. From a geometry treatise by the military engineer and cartographer Alain Manesson-Mallet. For this final work, he created a popular instructional manual for "les élémens de la géométrie, la trigonométrie, la planimétrie et la steréométrie, " illustrated with superb engravings featuring prominent landmarks and views. Mitchell, S Rapin-Thoyras, Paul de (1661-1725).—Historian, born at Castres, Languedoc, belonged to a Protestant Savoyard family, and came to England on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1686. He afterwards served with William III. in Holland, and accompanied him to England in 1688. His History of England, written in French, was translated into English, and continued by various writers, and was the standard history until the appearance of Hume’s. Tassin, Nicolas Vaugondy, Robert de Wilkinson, Robert Artists Sowerby (botanicals) Audubon (birds) Curtis (botanicals) Diderot, Denis More Detailed List of Cartographers, Mapmakers, and Engravers

Antiquarian Artists and Mapmakers
This site contains information repeated at a number of Web sites. I do not know who the original authors were.

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Cartographers

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Jaques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) spent over fifty years at the French Hydrorraphic Service where he was appointed the first 'Ingenieur hydrographe de la Marine'. During his term of office there he was commisioned to carry out major surveys, first of the coasts of France and later of all the known coasts of the world.These tremendous undertaking resulted in the production of a very large number of sea charts of the highest quality which appeared in many editions with varying numbers of charts to the end of the century. He was appointed 'Hydrographer to the King' and was a member of the Royal Society in London.

Blaeu, Willem

“The finest Dutch map publishers were the Blaeu family, and they hold the title of mapmakers supreme for any period of cartographical history.” (R.Baynton-Williams, Investing in Maps).
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was the founder of the publishing house and established the fine reputation of Blaeu maps. Originally specializing in sea charts, he published his first world atlas, the Atlantis Appendix in 1630, based around the printing plates he had acquired from Jodocus Hondius Jr.’s stock. In 1634 he commenced publication of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Novus Atlas. On his death he was succeeded by his son Johannes (1596-1673) who “aimed at the full description of heaven, earth and water” (Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici).
Blaeu maps are renowned for the consummate care and attention apparent in every stage of production - using only the best paper with finely engraved plates and a high standard of printing.

Geographie Crozat

An anonymous French school geography which went through many editions was dedicated to a Mademoiselle Crozat. Thereafter they were always called the 'Geographie Crozat.

Hondius, Jodocus

Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) was a foremost map engraver of his day; he worked for many Dutch publishers, and was employed by the English map and print-sellers, Sudbury and Humble, to engrave the maps for John Speed's The Theatre of The Empire of Great Britaine, published in 1612.
In 1604, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator's Atlas at the auction of Gerard Jr.'s effects. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the Continents and important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas, in 1606, in competition with Ortelius' Theatrum. As many of the maps were more up-to-date, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas effectively superseded Ortelius' Theatrum.
On his death in 1612 his widow, Coletta van den Keere continued the business; from 1619 onwards their son Henry (II) (1597-1651) took over. From 1633 publication was carried on in co-operation with Jan Jansson Jr., Henry's brother-in-law.

Mallet, Allain

A French engineer, cartographer and surveyor who served under Louis XIV in France, and in 1683 he published his magnum opus “Description de l'Univers” (Description of the Universe) in 5 volumes, each containing maps drawn of the known world at that time. Late in his life, he also became a mathematics and geography professor in Louis XIV's royal court
Another well known work of his was The Grand Stables at Versailles containing a study of spheres and geometrical models, including a terrestrial and celestial globe and an armillary sphere. From a geometry treatise by the military engineer and cartographer Alain Manesson-Mallet. For this final work, he created a popular instructional manual for "les élémens de la géométrie, la trigonométrie, la planimétrie et la steréométrie, " illustrated with superb engravings featuring prominent landmarks and views.

Mitchell, S

Rapin-Thoyras, Paul de

(1661-1725).—Historian, born at Castres, Languedoc, belonged to a Protestant Savoyard family, and came to England on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1686. He afterwards served with William III. in Holland, and accompanied him to England in 1688. His History of England, written in French, was translated into English, and continued by various writers, and was the standard history until the appearance of Hume’s.

Tassin, Nicolas

Vaugondy, Robert de

Wilkinson, Robert

Artists

Sowerby (botanicals)

Audubon (birds)

Curtis (botanicals)

Diderot, Denis

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