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Biografier.

MELANDER, GUSTAF MAURITZ.

1779-1829.
Fortifications officer. In the 1790s, worked on maritime measurement of Lake Mälaren.


Sveriges sjökartor – A. Hedin.

ÅHRBERG, JONAS.

Född 1732 15/1 i Valsberga, Åkers sn (Söd.), död 1797 4/11 på Bråtorp i ovann. sn.
Kommissionslantmätare. Kartgravör. Son av kronolänsmannen Olof Å. och Maria Ekström. Student vid Uppsala universitet 1754. Blev sedan enligt egen utsago »informator hos löjtnant Ridderhjerta, dels ock vid Kungsör hos slottsinspektoren Jesper Petrseus att informera dess dotterson Jesper Gillberg, hvarmed fortsattes till 1756. År 1757 antog jag station hos akademigravören Åkerman, hvilken jag hjälpte med gravyr af bokstäfver, så att jag fanns skicklig gravera alla namn, som stå på den första här i riket utgifna jordgloben med en fots diameter, fast jag ej fick hedern att mitt namn sattes på globen» (EKSTRAND). Kommissionslantmätare 1781. Ägde Bråtorp.

Bland arbeten.
A. BERCH, Oeconomisk beskrifning öfver Wadsbo härad uti Westergöthland och Skaraborgs höfdingedöme, diss., resp. G. F. Bergman, Uppsala 1759: karta över Vadsbo härad.
Karta över Tveta härad i Småland. 17601.
Stockholms magazin, 1780: striden vid Brunnbäck jämte karta över Grytnäs och Folkärna socknar, efter G. Halstenson 1652.
Svenskarna under Wilhelm Carpelan förstöra den preussiska flottiljen i Frisches Haff 1759, efter C. Rutensparre, kpst.


Hultmark, 1944.

AA, PIETER VAN DER.

1659-1733.
Holländsk boktryckare och kartograf. 1694 blev han boktryckare för Waalsche College i Leiden, och fick senare titeln stads- och akademiboktryckare. 1714 utgav han en 'Atlas Nouveau et Curieux' med 139 kartor, och samma år 'Atlas Nouvel' med 98 kartor. 1729 fullföljde han med 'Gallerie Agreeable du Monde', ett storverk i 66 band med ca. 3000 planscher. Upplagan var begränsad till 100 exemplar.


Bland arbeten.
Atlas Nouveau et Curieux.
Atlas Nouvel.
Gallerie Agreeable du Monde.


Nederl. biogr., I. - Tooley.


Ingermanlandiae – Homanns Erben 1734


Fjellbacka 1843 - Topografiska Corpsen.

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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.
Bland arbeten:
A Pictorial Map of North America 1945.
A Pictorial Map of South America 1942.

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