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A mapmaker (also called a cartographer) is a person who studies and practices the art of making maps. Mapmaker may also refer to: Mapmaker (album), the
Mapmaker
2021 children's book by Christina Soontornvat
The Last Mapmaker is a 2021 children's fantasy novel written by American author and educator Christina Soontornvat. The novel is set in the Kingdom of
The_Last_Mapmaker
British inventor of the jigsaw puzzle (1739–1769)
John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) was an English cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle.
John_Spilsbury_(cartographer)
2012 British film
The Mapmaker is a 2012 English drama film. Jenny Agutter and Rachel Hurd-Wood play the role of Isabel. Charles Dance and Harry Eden play the role of Rowan
The_Mapmaker_(film)
2007 studio album by Parts & Labor
Mapmaker is the third album from Parts & Labor, released in 2007 on Jagjaguwar Records. "Fractured Skies" "Brighter Days" "Vision of Repair" "The Gold
Mapmaker_(album)
English cartographer and engraver (1768–1825)
Robert Wilkinson (c. 1768 – 1825) was an English cartographer of maps and atlases, engraver, and book publisher. Most of Wilkinson's maps were derived
Robert Wilkinson (cartographer)
Robert_Wilkinson_(cartographer)
1996 novel by Australian writer James Cowan
A Mapmaker’s Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice (1996) is a novel by Australian writer James Cowan. It was originally
A_Mapmaker's_Dream
British geologist and mapmaker
December 1852 – 27 August 1916) was a prominent British geologist and mapmaker. The Edinburgh Geological Society named the Clough Medal in his honour
Charles_Clough_(geologist)
Australian writer
non-fiction, and is a blogger. She is best known for her middle grade series The Mapmaker Chronicles. Her work has been published in various magazines, newspapers
Allison_Tait
English mapmaker and painter (1731–1809)
Paul Sandby, RA (1731 – 7 November 1809) was an English mapmaker and painter who specialised in landscape art. Along with his older brother Thomas Sandby
Paul_Sandby
Scottish engraver, mapmaker and local politician
Sir William Johnston of Kirkhill (1802–1888) was a Scottish engraver, mapmaker and local politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1848 to
William Johnston (Lord Provost)
William_Johnston_(Lord_Provost)
18th-century Scottish cartographer
travelling map of Scotland 'shewing principal direct & cross roads', 1804. "Mapmakers – National Library of Scotland". Campbell, Tony (1996). "Chronicle for
Thomas Richardson (cartographer)
Thomas_Richardson_(cartographer)
2001 film by Michie Gleason
The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife is a 2001 British-Dutch film directed by Michie Gleason, with a screenplay by Michie Gleason based on a short story by
The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife
The_Island_of_the_Mapmaker's_Wife
Surname list
Fijian sailor Ruth Rhoads Lepper Gardner (1905 – 2011), American artist and mapmaker Simon Lepper, British pianist Verena Lepper (born 1973), German egyptologist
Lepper
English governor of the Roanoke Colony (1587 to 1590)
first attempt to colonise Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition. He would most famously briefly serve as the governor
John White (colonist and artist)
John_White_(colonist_and_artist)
Spanish cartographer
Hernando de los Ríos Coronel (1559–1621?) was a mathematician, cosmographer, cartographer, navigator, naval pilot, administrator, soldier, priest, and
Hernando_de_los_Ríos_Coronel
American geologist (1937–2014)
1937 – July 12, 2014) was an American geologist, paleontologist, and mapmaker. She devised the Conodont Alteration Index, a method of determining the
Anita_G._Harris
Cylindrical conformal map projection
conformal cylindrical map projection first presented by Flemish geographer and mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1569. In the 18th century, it became the standard
Mercator_projection
shell of what it had been and will provide an open door for political mapmakers at every level — from local school districts to state legislatures to
2026_United_States_elections
List of early depictions of the world
exploration of Antarctica, Australia, and the interior of Africa by Western mapmakers was left to the 19th and early 20th century. The Saint-Bélec slab discovered
Early_world_maps
American mapmaker and publisher (1830–1922)
George Washington Bacon (1830–1922) was an American mapmaker and publisher who developed a successful business producing maps of London. In 1861, Bacon
George_Washington_Bacon
Continent
validity in the Ural Mountains as a boundary between continents. The mapmakers continued to differ on the boundary between the lower Don and Samara well
Europe
Scottish mapmaker (1771–1822)
John Melish (June 13, 1771 – December 30, 1822) was a Scottish mapmaker who published some of the earliest maps of the United States (US). In 1816, he
John_Melish
Flemish-German painter and engraver (1535–1590)
Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590) was a Flemish-German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. Hogenberg was born in Mechelen in Flanders as the son of Nicolaas Hogenberg
Frans_Hogenberg
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1789 to 1797
learned mathematics and land surveying, and became a talented draftsman and mapmaker. By early adulthood, he was writing with what his biographer Ron Chernow
George_Washington
16th-century Spanish government world map
commanding an expedition in Brazil. During the 1530s and 1540s, the principal mapmakers (known as "cosmographers") in the Casa de Contratación working on the
Padrón_Real
English actress (born 1990)
of the character Isabel, played by Jenny Agutter, in the short film The Mapmaker. Also in the same year, she was featured in the music video for "Revolver"
Rachel_Hurd-Wood
Topics referred to by the same term
Captain James Cook (1728–1779) was a British explorer, navigator, and mapmaker. Captain Cook may also refer to: Captain Cook (book), a 1972 book by Alistair
Captain_Cook_(disambiguation)
2005 video game
for Arcade (excluding league) that the player can then use in the game's mapmaker feature. The player can complete various missions and league challenges
TimeSplitters:_Future_Perfect
American author and educator
and another Newbery Honor in 2023 for the middle grade novel "The Last Mapmaker". Soontornvat was born in 1980, a daughter of Amnaj Soontornvat, a businessowner
Christina_Soontornvat
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
Roadside Prophets Caspar The Player Himself Cameo Map of the Human Heart The Mapmaker Bob Roberts Cutting Edge Live Host Cameo 1993 Money for Nothing Joey Coyle
John_Cusack
Italian cartographer ([[floruit|fl.]] 1310–1330)
and fifteenth centuries. He appears to have been the first professional mapmaker to sign and date his works regularly. Although Vesconte was born in Genoa
Pietro_Vesconte
Dutch engraver (1541–1583)
(1541, in The Hague – 1583, in The Hague) was a 16th-century engraver and mapmaker from the Northern Netherlands. Cornelis de Hooghe, born in 1541 in The
Cornelis_de_Hooghe
Town in the United States
derived from the Indigenous name Hobe, which was further misunderstood by mapmakers to refer to the Roman god. Permanent American settlement began in the
Jupiter,_Florida
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
Retrieved 27 October 2018. C.D. Coulthard-Clark (2000). Australia's Military Mapmakers. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-551343-1. "Honorary Appointments"
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Medieval European world map
before it was destroyed. The arguments for Gervase of Tilbury being the mapmaker are based on the name Gervase, which was an uncommon name in northern Germany
Ebstorf_Map
Crown agency for the Spanish Empire
leading an expedition in Brazil. In the 1530s and 1540s, the principal mapmakers (known as "cosmographers") in the Casa de Contratación working on the
Casa_de_Contratación
Deity in Greek mythology
Fabulae Preface Ashley Baynton-Williams. "The "Lafreri school" of Italian mapmakers". Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved February 26
Atlas_(mythology)
Country in the Caribbean
travelled through the region with the Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda and mapmaker Juan de la Cosa. Vespucci is reported to have renamed the island "Mayo"
Grenada
Welsh engraver (1694–1767)
Welsh map engraver, who achieved the unique distinction of becoming Royal Mapmaker to both King George II of Great Britain and King Louis XV of France. Bowen
Emanuel_Bowen
Irish actor, playwright and screenwriter
Year Title Role Notes 2000 A Further Gesture Joe 2001 Mapmaker Harry Hawcett 2002 Puckoon Arthur Faddington The Escapist Denis' Brief 2005 Mrs Henderson
Richard_Dormer
Symbolic depiction of spatial relationships
features to include in the map. Depending on the purpose of the map, the mapmaker may omit, for example, roads, buildings, bodies of water, or towns with
Map
Medieval cartographer
"only remain hypothetical"; the arguments for Gervase of Tilbury being the mapmaker are based on the name Gervase, which was an uncommon name in Northern Germany
Gervase_of_Ebstorf
2019 young adult fantasy novel by Emily-Lloyd Jones
Lloyd-Jones, following Ryn, a female gravedigger, and Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker, as they try to stop "bone houses" (reanimated corpses) from roaming their
The_Bone_Houses
Major river in the Northeastern United States
Branch, which rises in Cooperstown, New York, and is regarded by federal mapmakers as the main branch or headwaters, and the West Branch, which rises in
Susquehanna_River
Sicilian Renaissance mapmaker
Jacopo Russo was a Sicilian Renaissance mapmaker. His portolan maps were highly illustrated, often depicting local cities and rulers. He authored a 1520
Jacopo_Russo
crew is sent up the Yangtze when Professor Inkling's old friend, Min the Mapmaker, sends out an S.O.S., and quickly find themselves helping a Chinese giant
List_of_Octonauts_episodes
French geographer and mapmaker
October 1817) was a French geographer and mapmaker. One of the most important French geographers and mapmakers of the second half of the eighteenth century
Charles_François_Delamarche
United States voting pattern
blue are also featured on the United States flag. Traditional political mapmakers, at least throughout the 20th century, had used blue to represent the
Red_states_and_blue_states
American-Canadian historian and mapmaker (born 1970)
John C. Hamer (born 1970) is an American-Canadian historian, mapmaker, and minister. His research has focused primarily on the history of the Latter Day
John_C._Hamer
Dutch mapmaker (1587–1652)
Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking
Claes_Jansz._Visscher
Fictional place in New York state, USA
fictional hamlet in Colchester, Delaware County, New York, United States. Mapmakers fabricated the community as a phantom settlement, an example of a fictitious
Agloe,_New_York
French fashion designer (born 1971)
age of nine months by a French Alsatian family. His adoptive father is a mapmaker. Ackermann spent his childhood in Ethiopia, Chad, Algeria and France before
Haider_Ackermann
Dublin) is an Irish artist, historian, writer, illustrator, broadcaster, mapmaker, and environmental lobbyist. Pat is the author and illustrator of twelve
Pat_Liddy
Azimuthal equidistant map projection
The projection was nevertheless used earlier by Spanish and Portuguese mapmakers, as polar azimuthal hemispheres made it easy to visualize the boundary
Azimuthal equidistant projection
Azimuthal_equidistant_projection
The city of London has long been a subject for panoramas by artists, mapmakers, and topographers. Many of their works have this as their title. The earliest
Panorama_of_London
Study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt
ignorance, using the example of "terra incognita" in early maps in which mapmakers marked unexplored territories with that or similar labels, which provided
Agnotology
Name list
(born 1989), Argentine cyclist Fra Mauro (15th century), Venetian monk and mapmaker Mauro Barella (born 1956), Italian pole vaulter Mauro Blanco (born 1965)
Mauro_(given_name)
Australian author
prestigious Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his novel, A Mapmaker's Dream. His work has been translated into seventeen languages. Born in
James_Cowan_(author)
Topics referred to by the same term
Thomas's London Day Schools, a group of schools in England Thomas Bros. Maps, mapmaker founded in California, US, publisher of the Thomas Guide series Gospel
Thomas
1992 film by Vincent Ward
Québécois nun. John Cusack also has a small but important role as the mapmaker to whom Avik relates his incredible tale. In 1931, in the Arctic-Canadian
Map_of_the_Human_Heart
Sicilian mapmaker (fl. 1508)
Pietro Russo (fl. 1508) was a Sicilian mapmaker. He was probably born in Messina although it has also been speculated that he was of Mallorcan or Valencian
Pietro_Russo
English actress
Primrose Woodhouse 2001 Another Life Edith Jessie Thompson The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife Finley Descotes 2002 Man and Boy Gina Silver TV film 2003 Byron Augusta
Natasha_Little
Municipality in Bohol, Philippines
Tubigon, officially the Municipality of Tubigon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tubigon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tubigon), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines
Tubigon
Legendary Chinese creature
statuettes of the creature are traditionally placed facing the window. Mapmakers sometimes drew dragon turtles along with other fantastical creatures in
Dragon_turtle
Thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Toward the Ocean" (1912) shows "Redondo Road"; notice the mapmaker's efforts to show that Venice (then called New Pico Blvd.) and Washington
Culver_Boulevard
Scale model of a celestial body
(1459–1507) with help from the painter Georg Glockendon. Behaim was a German mapmaker, navigator, and merchant. Working in Nuremberg, Germany, he called his
Globe
Mapmaker in Mallorca in the early 16th century
Pilestrina (fl. 1502–1533), also known as Salvat de Pilestrina, was a mapmaker in Mallorca in the early 16th century. Scholars suggest he was of Italian
Salvatore_de_Pilestrina
2014 annexation of Ukrainian territory
slon.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2016. "Parliament challenges mapmakers to mark Crimea Russian territory". en.itar-tass.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea
2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea
Island nation in the Atlantic Ocean
the outlying coral reefs is unclear. In 1519, a map produced by Genoese mapmaker Visconte Maggiolo showed and named Barbados in its correct position. Furthermore
Barbados
Dutch mapmaker and publisher
(1714–1781), was a Dutch cartographer and publisher who became an important mapmaker for the powerful Dutch East India Company. Catharina Buijs married (1732)
Catharina_Buijs
Sixteenth-century world map
to draw inspiration from a foolscap map created in 1575 by the French mapmaker Jean de Fourmont. There is wide speculation that it was created by members
Fool's_Cap_Map_of_the_World
Dutch painter
Anthonissen or Teunissen (ca. 1505 – 1553), was a Dutch painter, engraver, and mapmaker. Anthonisz. was born in Amsterdam around 1505. He was a grandchild of Jacob
Cornelis_Anthonisz.
Name list
nautical mapmaker Joshua Beal Ferris (1804–1886), American politician and US House Representative Joshua Fry (1699–1754), early American mapmaker Joshua
Joshua_(name)
2026 novel by Maggie O'Farrell
the Great Famine. The story follows Tomás, a Famine survivor and Irish mapmaker employed by the British. After a profound experience at an ancient spring
Land_(O'Farrell_novel)
2026 U.S. Supreme Court case
shell of what it had been and will provide an open door for political mapmakers at every level — from local school districts to state legislatures to
Louisiana_v._Callais
2019 fantasy novel by G. Willow Wilson
days. The story concerns the flight of Fatima and Hassan, a concubine and mapmaker, respectively, from service to the Emirate's last sultan. Laura Miller
The_Bird_King
Estuary and natural harbor in Florida, off the Gulf of Mexico
uninhabited for almost 200 years. Tampa Bay was given different names by early mapmakers. Spanish maps dated from 1584 identifies Tampa Bay as Baya de Spirito
Tampa_Bay
Mid-decade change to congressional district boundaries
targeting Democrats". El Paso Times. Morgan, Travis (October 7, 2025). "Day 6: Mapmaker Takes Stand & Confirms Partisan Redistricting in Texas". Texas Scorecard
2025_Texas_redistricting
Pseudocylindrical compromise map projection
Then I figured out the mathematical formula to produce that effect. Most mapmakers start with the mathematics. — 1988 New York Times article The projection
Robinson_projection
Circle on Earth's surface enclosing majority of the human population
inside the circle as of 2022, out of a total human population of 8 billion. Mapmaker Alasdair Rae proposed The Yuxi Circle, after reviewing 1,500 circles (148
Valeriepieris_circle
Video game series
successful completion of challenges. Each game in the series included "MapMaker": a grid-based level editor in which players could create their own custom
TimeSplitters
River in Michigan, United States
was altered in the 19th century due to the printing error of a Wisconsin mapmaker. As a frontier waterway, the historic Rogue River was of major importance
Rogue_River_(Michigan)
American novelist
Woman of Jericho (1956) The Warrior (1956) Sword and Scalpel (1957) The Mapmaker (1957) Daybreak (1958) The Crown and the Cross: The Life of Christ (1959)
Frank_G._Slaughter
British and Irish actor (born 1962)
Happy Birthday to Me Short film 1999 I Could Read the Sky Francie 2001 Mapmaker Robert Bates 2005 The Jacket Damon Allegiance Michael Collins 2006 Offside
Brendan_Coyle
American rock band
Jason. "Mapmaker - Parts & Labor - 2007". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024. Kelly, Jennifer. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Mapmaker". Dusted
Parts_&_Labor
City ethnic enclaves MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM (September 9, 2012). "Amateur Mapmakers Reshape Neighborhoods". New York Times. "Collections | NYC Timeline |
Neighborhoods in New York City
Neighborhoods_in_New_York_City
Video game map in the Counter-Strike series
design in Global Offensive have been positively received by players and mapmakers. Dust II is a video game map featured in the first-person shooter series
Dust_II
1986 American romantic drama film
Lisa Taylor Jon Polito as Mr. Duchard, The Boss J. J. Cohen as Myron, The Mapmaker Kate Reid as Sister Victoria Jean Smart as Sister Marie Tim Russ as Jerry
Fire_with_Fire_(1986_film)
Study and practice of making maps
equator; and the Bonne projection is intermediate between the two. In 1569, mapmaker Gerardus Mercator first published a map based on his Mercator projection
Cartography
U.S. House district for Pennsylvania
19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's_8th_congressional_district
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
the "new world" after Columbus's description of this discovery. Further, mapmaker Martin Waldseemüller eventually retracted his naming of the continent after
Christopher_Columbus
List of dramatized works about The Troubles and dissident republican events
An Everlasting Piece Barry Levinson Comedy. 2001 United Kingdom Ireland Mapmaker Johnny Gogan Thriller. Ireland Silent Grace Maeve Murphy Drama. Based on
The Troubles in film and television
The_Troubles_in_film_and_television
New Zealand geography lecturer and writer
University of Canterbury (PhD) Occupations Novelist geography lecturer mapmaker photographer Children 2 Writing career Genre Fantasy Notable works Fire
Russell_Kirkpatrick
Northern Irish actress (born 1971)
From Hell Liz Stride Morlang Ann Morlang Dumping Elaine Beth Short film Mapmaker Jane Bates Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film 2002
Susan_Lynch
Minecraft minigame
162. ISBN 9780593722497. Skyblock's creator Noobcrew started out as a mapmaker in 2011, using Codewarrior's top-down landscaping tool MCEdit to make easy-to-build
Skyblock
Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher (1571–1638)
widely used in navigation and geographic study. In 1633 he was appointed mapmaker to the Dutch East India Company. After his death in 1638, his business
Willem_Blaeu
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
Middle (South Island), and South (Stewart Island / Rakiura). In 1830, mapmakers began to use "North" and "South" on their maps to distinguish the two
New_Zealand
U.S. House district for Pennsylvania
19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Pennsylvania's_7th_congressional_district
Map printing of Jerusalem spanning from ancient times
known to scholars from the pre-modern era were prepared by Christian mapmakers for a Christian European audience. All maps marking milestones in the
Cartography_of_Jerusalem
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