Pierre M. Lapie Explained

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

Notes and References

1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15240617d BNF catalogue
2. Web site: Map of Asian-Eastern Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia . . 1842 . 2013-07-27 .
3. Web site: Pierre M. Lapie. Geographicus. 27 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100815090341/http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/lapie. 15 August 2010.