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Jedediah Hotchkiss (November 30, 1828 – January 17, 1899), known most frequently as Jed, [1] was a teacher and the most famous cartographer and topographer of the American Civil War. His detailed and accurate maps of the Shenandoah Valley are credited by many as a principal factor in Confederate General Stonewall Jackson 's victories in the ...
Alain Manesson Mallet (1630–1706) was a French cartographer and engineer. He started his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He also served under the King of Portugal, before returning to France, and his appointment to the court of Louis XIV.
Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer.He is sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jodocus Hondius II.
Matsuura TakeshirÅ (Japan, 1818–1888), explorer, cartographer, writer, painter, priest, and antiquarian. Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (1842–1922), American producer of pictorial maps [13] Charles F. Hoffmann (Germany/United States, 1838–1913) James Gardner; Charles E. Goad (1848 – 1910), English Canadian cartographer and pioneer of ...
The history of cartography refers to the development and consequences of cartography, or mapmaking technology, throughout human history. Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowing humans to explain and navigate their way through the world.
It included a description of "most of the cities of the world" (Townatlas), of the waterworld (Atlas Maritimus in 33 maps), and of the Ancient World (60 maps). The eleventh volume was titled Atlas of the Heavens (a type of celestial cartography) by Andreas Cellarius. Editions were printed in Dutch, Latin, French, and a few times in German.
The villagers, aided and abetted by Morgan the Goat, so-called because of the many children he has fathered in the village, and their fiery spiritual leader Reverend Robert Jones, grasp its symbolism in restoring the community's war-damaged self-esteem, and conspire to delay the cartographers' departure so that the measurement can be done again.
Several examples of block cartograms were published during the 2016 U.S. presidential election season by The Washington Post, [28] the FiveThirtyEight blog, [29] and the Wall Street Journal, [30] among others. This is a cartogram for the 2024 and 2028 elections, based on the 2020 Census apportionment: