Cartography

Abraham Ortelius

poonam bisht — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:30:59 +0000

Abraham Ortelius was also known as Abraham Ortels. He was born on April 2, 1527 in Antwerp. He was a well – known geographer and cartographer. Abraham Ortelius the cartographer is known for creating the first modern atlas.

Abraham Ortelius was impressed by the works of Mercator and so he decided to pursue his career in the field of geography and cartography. Abraham Ortelius, the Geographer began his career in1547. He worked on the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) or the Atlas which made him famous. Thus, after this, Cartographer Abraham Ortelius published many works, a list of which is given below:

In 1564 he finished a “mappemonde”, which is the eight-leaved world map.
In 1565 he brought forward a map of Egypt, which had 2 sheets.
In 1567, he came up with an eight-sheet and a six-sheet map of Asia and Spain respectively.
On May 20, 1570 the “first modern atlas” Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, came out and it had 42 editions. This Atlas was published in 7 languages.
In 1575 the king of Spain appointed him as a geographer.
In 1579 he published his Nomenclator PtolemaicusAbraham Ortelius expired on 1598. Many of his works were published posthumously too.

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Accuweather

poonam bisht — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:27:35 +0000

Accuweather is a company known for innovation and accuracy for producing great weather maps. The company of Accuweather provides not only weather information but other useful insights as well. The company is equipped with over 100 forecast meteorologists and proprietary forecast models, which give the most detailed and substantial weather information on the Internet. Thus Accuweather is one of the well-known Online Weather Map Makers.

The founder of Accuweather is Dr. Joel N. Myers, who started forecasting the weather for a utility company when he was a graduation student at Penn State University in 1962. AccuWeather is popular as the world’s supreme commercial weather service. It shares weather information through the local newspapers, TV news, radio, Internet, and other wireless devices.

RealFeel Temperature and AccuPOP of Accuweather are extremely trustworthy for weather forecasts. Along with the great number of meteorologists, there are latest process and tools to provide the accurate information in the Maps of Accuweather.

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Agostino Codazzi

poonam bisht — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 03:48:56 +0000

Agostino Codazzi, also known as Agustin Codazzi, was born on 11^th July, 1793 in Lugo, which is now in Italy. After receiving primary education, he studied philosophy. He joined the army of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1810 and graduated as an artillery officer in 1813. Agostino Codazzi is also said to have participated in the battles of Ulm, Dresden, Leipzig, Lutzen and Bautzen. After the decline of the Napoleonic empire, he went to Constantinople. From Constantinople, Agustin Codazzi and his friend Captain Constant Ferrari embarked on a journey to northern Europe. He started for a journey across Moravia, Russia, Denmark, Polland, Greece, Sweden, Prussia, Wallachia and Holland.

Agostino Codazzi returned to Italy in 1822 and bought a farm near Lugo in association with another countryman. However, after staying there for 3 years he decided to return back to America in the year 1826. He is known to enter the service of the Republic of Colombia. He started his work on atlas and the geography of Venezuela in 1832. Agostino Codazzi married in 1834 and the great map maker died on the 7th of February in the year 1859.

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Al-Idrisi

poonam bisht — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:06:17 +0000

An expert map maker and a famous botanist, Al-Idrisi was born in 1099 at Ceuta of Spain. This Arabian cartographer finished his studies in Cordoba. After completing his academics, he set out to explore different parts of the European continent.

He was also a fine poet and writer. Al-Idrisi’s scholastic and geographical works made him popular across the borders. The Sicilian King Roger II was very impressed with Al-Idrisi’s works. Encouraged by the king, Al-Idrisi created the World Map in 1154.

Considered among the greatest map makers of the Middle Ages, Al-Idrisi is also remembered for his globe made of 400 Kilograms of pure silver. The extremely informative map had details of major cities, trade routes, lakes, rivers, mountains and information on altitudes, distances and others.

His regular interaction with navigators and voyagers while working in the Norman court helped him to popularize his works in different parts of Europe. The Nuzhat al-Mushtaq li Ikhtiraq al-Afaq, wrote by Al-Isdrisi is one of his best known geographical works.

His contributions to botany can not be overlooked and his book on medicinal plants – Kitab al-Jami-li-Sifat Ashtat al-Nabatat is still treasured by botanists over the world. There is some confusion about the date of his death, considered as either 1166A.D. or 1180A.D. Based on different sources.

For more information you can refer to:
Anaximander Hecataeus Dicaearchus Hipparchus Ptolemy	Isidore Al-Idrisi Liu An Marinus	Petrus Vesconte Shen Kuo Gaius Julius Hyginus Eratosthenes

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Albertinus de Virga

poonam bisht — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:03:23 +0000

The De Virga world map, which was one of the brilliant works of Albertinus de Virga was created between 1411 and 1415. Albertinus de Virga, a Venetian, is also known for a 1409 map of the Mediterranean, which was made in Venice. His works made him one of the popular Map Makers of Modern Era.

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Alexander Kent

poonam bisht — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:00:35 +0000

The cartographer Alexander Kent has conducted an extensive study of cartographic style in European state topographic maps. After degrees at Oxford Brookes University and Queens’ College, Cambridge, he lectured in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Cartography in the UK and was appointed Cartographic Editor of the Atlas of the Social and Intellectual History of Islam at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. He became the youngest person to be elected Fellow of the British Cartographic Society in 2002 and became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society shortly after. His PhD thesis An Analysis of the Cartographic Language of European State Topographic Maps: Aesthetics, Style, and Identity (University of Kent) won the National Geographic Society Award in 2007. Alex became Assistant Editor of The Cartographic Journal in 2006, Editor of the Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers in 2007, and in June this year, was appointed Head of the Cartographic Unit at Southampton University.

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Allain Manesson Mallet

poonam bisht — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:36:45 +0000

Allain Manesson Mallet was an eminent map maker who was born in 1630 and died in 1706. He was a foot soldier in the Portuguese army under Louis XIV, who was promoted to the post of sergeant-major in artillery division. Allain Manesson Mallet was, subsequently, made the inspector of fortifications. He published a large number of books on military engineering. In 1683-86, his book the Description de l’Univers was published. The book contains many maps charts and views. He returned to Paris before his death.

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Altapedia.com

poonam bisht — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:58:35 +0000

Altapedia.com is also known as Atlapedia Online. This website contains the colored political and physical maps of the world in a very illustrative and detailed manner. The Altapedia.com also carries ample information on statistics of many countries across the globe.

The Atlapedia Online or Altapedia.com is one of the best map website. This website has numerous features, because of which it stands out and has been able to attract maximum number of readers. In order to make the Altapedia.com more user- friendly, this website has launched 3 more sections or branches.

Sections or Branches of Altapedia.com are as follows:

The Countries A to Z Section gives a detailed information on the geographical facts and figures. It also provides statistical data of people, language, religion, history, climate,economy and other issues.
The World Maps Branch provides colorful political maps and physical maps for many regions of the world.
The Resources Section is generally made for the students and teachers. This is viewed by the students and teachers as it aids them to complete their curriculum.Thus, the various sections of Altapedia.com are extremely lucid and can be easily comprehended by viewers irrespective of their knowledge on map making.

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Amerigo Vespucci

poonam bisht — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:40:46 +0000

Amerigo Vespucci is the undisputed leader among the medieval map makers in the world. He is well known as the man after whom America was named.

Amerigo Vespucci was born in the year 1454. He was a voracious reader and used to collect maps and books. He went to Spain in the year 1492 for some work. In Spain he started to work on ships. The first expedition of his life happened in the year 1499. He reached the mouth of River Amazon and also explored the South American coast. He calculated how far he had moved towards the west by observing the conjunction of the heavenly bodies of Moon and Mars.

In the year 1501, Amerigo Vespucci went on his second voyage with the Portuguese flag. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean and sailed along the coast of South America. On this voyage, Vespucci wrote two letters to his friend. In these letters, he described his travel experiences which make the letters very interesting and very valuable.

Amerigo Vespucci was the first person to realize that the landmass of the New World of South and North America was separate from the landmass of Asia. Vespucci also went on a third voyage to the New World following which he died in the year 1512.

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Anaximander

poonam bisht — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:52:57 +0000

Anaximander was one of the pioneer cartographers to create the map of the world. Born in between 611-610 BC, this map maker of ancient world made important contributions to the sciences of astronomy and geography.

Anaximander was the student and disciple of Thales with whom he engaged in philosophical dialogue. This map maker finds his mention in Aristotle’s work, who categorized him as the pupil of the physical school of thought, propounded by Thales. Anaximander published his philosophical ideas in the book entitled On Nature, which is no longer available. Some of his other popular works are listed below:

Around the Earth
The Sphere
On Fixed Bodies

A reputed cartographer, Anaximander presented the inhabited regions in his map of the world. The map appeared in tablet and featured Ionia in the center. The world map was bound on the east by the Caspian Sea. It stretched to the Pillars of Hercules in the west. Middle Europe borders the map in the North while Ethiopia and the Nile featured on the southern end of the map of Anaximander.

Anaximander also engaged in creating a model of the cosmos based on mathematical and geometrical calculations. His model of the cosmos represented the planets along with the sun, which was 27 times bigger in size than the Earth. Anaximander is also known for introducing the concept of the gnomon in Greece.

Along with his cartographic representations, Anaximander gained immense popularity for his theory of Apeiron, which raises arguments on the infinite. Anaximander contributed immensely to the subjects of cartography and geography and his map of the world was a great achievement of the time.

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