Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville

French cartographer and geographer

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1697

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1782

Profession: Encyclopédistes, geographer, cartographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (French pronunciation: ?[??~ batist bu?gi??~ d?~vil]; born in Paris July 11, 1697 – January 28, 1782) was a geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making.
His maps of ancient geography, characterized by careful, accurate work and based largely on original research, are especially valuable.
He left unknown areas of continents blank and noted doubtful information as such; compared to the lavish maps of his predecessors, his maps looked empty.



Alternative names	Jean Louis Tocqué
Description	French portrait painter
Date of birth/death	19 November 1696	10 February 1772
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Paris, Saint Petersburg (1757-1758), Copenhague
Authority control	: Q1375132 VIAF: 27053296 ISNI: 0000 0000 7326 5641 ULAN: 500002111 LCCN: nb2007020471 NLA: 35705215 WorldCat