Famous Cartographer

The Most Famous Cartographer

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Muhammad al-Idrisi1100MoroccanMuhammad al-Idrisi was a Muslim cartographer, geographer, traveler and Egyptologist
Piri Reis1465TurkishAhmed Muhiddin Piri, better known as Piri Reis, was an Ottoman admiral, geographer, and cartographer
Gerardus MercatorMarch 5, 1512BelgianGerardus Mercator was a famous Flemish cartographer during the Renaissance period
Claudius Ptolemy90Ancient RomanPtolemy was a prominent Greek astronomer and geographer
Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Mercator was a famous Flemish cartographer during the Renaissance period

BelgianMarch 5, 1512155 views

Muhammad al-Idrisi

Muhammad al-Idrisi was a Muslim cartographer, geographer, traveler and Egyptologist

Moroccan1100251 views

Claudius Ptolemy

Ptolemy was a prominent Greek astronomer and geographer

Ancient Roman90148 views

Piri Reis

Ahmed Muhiddin Piri, better known as Piri Reis, was an Ottoman admiral, geographer, and cartographer

Turkish1465220 views