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CHATELAIN, HENRI ABRAHAM.

1684-1743. Född i Paris, död i Amsterdam.
Fransk-holländsk präst. Han studerade först i Leiden och Amsterdam, senare i Cambridge och Oxford. Efter några års andlig verksamhet i London blev han 1721 präst i Haag och 1728 i Amsterdam. Han gav ut flera teologiska skrifter samt (anonymt) 'Atlas historique, ou, nouvelle introduction ā la chronologie & ā la géographie ancienne & moderne' 1705-20 i 7 band. En nyutgåva utkom 1732-39.

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Atlas historique, ou, nouvelle introduction ā la chronologie & ā la géographie ancienne & moderne.


Nederl. biogr., VII. - Phillips.

RUCKMAN, JOHAN GUSTAF.

Född 1783 (ej 1780) 12/12 i Stockholm (Jakob), död 1862 20/1 i samma stad (Ad. Fredr.).
Tecknare och gravör. Son av skomakaregesällen Peter R. och Maria Christina Friberg. Kom som gravör o. 1805 under handledning av Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch och utvecklade en ytterst rik produktion på detta område under 1800-talets förra hälft. Ägde och bebodde från o. 1820 till 1840 ett hus i kv. Bocken 15 i Jakobs församling. 1840 21/2 förvärvade R. för 8,000 rdr banco en fastighet i kv. Rundeln 2 vid Norrtullsgatan i Adolfs Fredriks förs., där han bodde till sin död.

Bland arbeten.
Ett 100-tal kartor.


Hultmark, 1944.

HOMANN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH.

1703-1730.
Son till Johann Baptist Homann. Fortsatte faderns verksamhet, men dog redan 1730. Han testamenterade företaget till två av sina vänner under förutsättning att det skulle drivas under namnet 'Homanns Erben'. Verksamheten fortsatte under detta namn till 1848.


Allg. d. Biogr.


Karta öfver Stockholm. - 1904.


Stockholm från öster - Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna.

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Dudley Chase, Ernest.

Pictorial maps - maps with vignette illustrations on top of the geographical content - go back practically to the known beginning of cartographic history: Petroglyph maps dating from the Neolithic sometimes are found combining geographic features with representations of animals, people or dwellings.

Vignette insets or overlays are also found throughout the period of printed maps. But maps richly overlaid with small pictures are more commonly found from the 19th century onwards. (A notable exception is the Carta Marina of Olaus Magnus, published in Venice in 1539, which presents a depiction of Scandinavia with more than 100 small woodcut illustrations of animals, real and imagined, and of people pursuing all kinds of activities, such as hunting, fishing, skiing, etc.)

Ernest Dudley Chase was an exceptional creator of pictorial maps. Though he worked primarily as a graphic artist and businessman in the greeting card industry, Chase also designed, drew, and self-published more than 50 pictorial maps, each densely packed with detailed vignettes reflecting the areas portrayed. In this map of the United States, each state's capitol building is shown, as well as many other vignettes of buildings, famous sights (e.g. Niagra Falls, Hoover Dam) and pictures of people pursuing outdoor activities (fishing, horseback riding, panning for gold, etc.) appropriate to the particular region. In addition to the vignettes in the body of the map, there are 32 vignettes drawn in the blank areas outside the country's borders, mostly showing famous buildings, and 4 vignettes in the corners showing symbols of the country's natural bounty: a bull's head, a longhorn sheep's head, a sheaf of wheat, and a branch from a cotton plant.

Most of Chase's maps display a sense of humor. Though this map is mostly serious and respectful in its portrayal of the United States, the humor creeps in from time to time, such as the small collection of broken hearts outside of Reno, Nevada.

Since Chase published and sold his maps on his own, many of them bear his manuscript signature, as can be seen in the bottom margin, at the left, in this example.

In March, 2003 the Harvard Map Collection presented an exhibit of the pictorial maps of Ernest Dudley Chase, curated by Joseph Garver. The Boston Map Society met on the opening night, and the members were given a guided tour of the exhibit.

To see more online images of Chase's maps, click here to go to the Harvard Library online catalogue (Hollis), enter 'Ernest Dudley Chase' in the 'Search For' field, and click 'Search'. Follow the 'Internet Links' to see images for the individual maps.
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A Pictorial Map of North America 1945.
A Pictorial Map of South America 1942.

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