Pierre M. Lapie

French cartographer and engraver

Pierre M. Lapie (1777 or 1779 – 1850)^[1] was a French cartographer and engraver. He was the father of cartographer Alexandre Emile Lapie. Lapie was a Colonel in the French army, where he worked in the corps of topographical engineers.^[2] Lapie worked closely with his son and published works together and individually. The work of Lapie and his son was influential on German commercial map makers in the 19th century.^[3] Works by Lapie are held in the collection of the Library of Congress.^[2]

Works

1812, Atlas Classique et Universel
1842, Atlas universel de géographie ancienne et moderne with Alexandre Emile Lapie

Gallery

Map of Asian Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Balochistan, and the Khanate of Bukhara, with Some of the Neighboring Countries, 1848
Map of the exploration of Australasia and Polynesia
Part of Macedonia (1826). From Ευάγγ. Λιβιεράτος & Χρυσούλα Παλιαδέλη "Ευρωπαϊκή χαρτογραφία και πολιτική. ...", (European chartography and politics...), Thessaloniki, 2013, p. 141

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References

^ BNF catalogue
^ ^a ^b "Map of Asian-Eastern Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia". World Digital Library. 1842. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
^ "Pierre M. Lapie". Geographicus. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2013.