SÖK KARTOGRAFER, GRAVÖRER M.FL.

CRONSTEDT, CARL OLOF.

1756-1820.
King Gustav III's flag captain in a battle at Svensksund. Appointed state secretary for maritime affairs, later adjutant-general for the fleets. Fell out of favour and was demoted in 1801. When commandant of Sveaborg fortress in Helsinki in 1808, he ignominiously capitulated to the Russians.

Sveriges sjökartor – A. Hedin.

Matérn, Johan Anton von

Född 1683 i Stockholm, död 1767 i Alvhem, Älvsborgs län.
Johan Anton Matérn, adlad von Matérn, född 1683-10-22 i Stockholm. Konduktör vid fortifikationen 1704-11-06. Löjtnant vid fortifikationen 1708-03-26. Kaptens karaktär 1722-06-26. Kapten vid fortifikationsbrigaden i Göteborg 1731-12-04. Major vid fortifikationsbrigaden 1741-03-05. Generalkvartermästarelöjtnant vid finska brigaden 1742-07-23. Flyttad till Stockholmsbrigaden och fortifikationskontoret 1744-11-10. RSO 1748-09-26. Överste och kommendant i Landskrona 1748-10-27. Adlad 1751-11-21 (introducerad 1756 under nr 1963). Avsked 1760. Död 1767-12-20 i Alvhem i Skepplanda socken, Älvsborgs län och begraven 1768-01-05. 'Han blev 1708 kommenderad från armén för att göra kartor över Polen, Samogitien och Litauen. Bevistade 1708-07-04 slaget vid Holofzin samt 1709 belägringen av Poltava, där han med egen hand uppsatte skanskorgarna längs efter linjen till betäckning av svenska armén. Blev fången vid Perevolotjna 1709-07-01 och förd till Tobolsk i Sibirien, varest han sysselsatte sig med kartors förfärdigande öve...
Bland arbeten.
Nova descriptio geographica Tattariæ magnæ.

MALLET, ALAIN MANESSON.

1630-1706. Född och död i Paris.
Fransk ingenjör. Efter en tids verksamhet som militäringenjör hos kungen av Portugal återvände han till Paris och blev matematiklärare åt Ludvig XIV:s pager. 1671 utgav han ett militärtekniskt verk, 'Les travaux de Mars, ou l'art de la guerre'. Ett geografiskt verk i 5 band med en mängd kartor och planer, 'Description de l'Univers, contenant les différens systemes du Monde' utkom 1683 och i nyutgåva 1685. 1702 lät han utge 'La Géométrie pratique' i 4 band.

Description de L'Universe
His Description de L'Universe contains a wide variety of information, including star maps, maps of the ancient and modern world, and a synopsis of the customs, religion and government of the many nations included in his text. It has been suggested that his background as a teacher led to his being concerned with entertaining his readers. This concern manifested itself in the charming harbor scenes and rural landscapes that he included beneath his description of astronomical concepts and diagrams. Mallet himself drew most ...
Bland arbeten.
Les travaux de Mars, ou l'art de la guerre.
Description de l'Univers, contenant les différens systemes du Monde.
La Géométrie pratique.

Nouv. biogr. gen.

Vägvisare för XI Olympiaden i Berlin - 1936

Karta öfver Nord Vestra kusterne af Spanien och Portugal.... - G. af Klint 1803.

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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