Christian Gottlieb Reichard (26 June 1758 – 11 September 1837) was a German

cartographer Cartography (; from , 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and , 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can ...

born in

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. He studied law in

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and subsequently became a city official in

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1809 Reichard Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America

With Adolf Stieler (1775-1836), he collaborated on the first edition of " Stieler's Handatlas", which was a 50-map project that was published between 1817 and 1823. Other significant

geographical Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

works by Reichard include: * ''Atlas Des Ganzen Erdkreises in der Central Projection'' (contains a rare 1803 North Polar projection).Raremaps.com
Christian Gottlieb Reichard: Atlas Des Ganzen Erdkreises in der Central Projection 1803 * ''Charte von Nord America: nach den neuesten Bestimmungen und Entdeckungen'', (

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, 1804). * "Map of the World after

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's projection"; 1825 (4 parts). * "Orbis terrarum antiquus", 1824 (Atlas of the antique world).

References

Biography, translated from German
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