| Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler | |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Date: | March 1922 |
| Death Place: | New York state, U.S. |
| Known For: | panoramic/pictorial maps |
Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler, often credited as T.M. Fowler, (1842–1922) was an American cartographer. He is best known for his work on panoramic maps.[1] [2] A large portion of his work focused around Pennsylvania. He is considered the most prolific maker of Pennsylvania panoramas of the mid 19th-century.
Fowler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the United States Civil War, and was injured during battle in the war.
He worked for his uncle who was a photographer.[3]
Fowler started his own business as a cartographer focusing on panoramic maps.[3] His photographer uncle also worked for the firm. The business was located in Madison, Wisconsin. He made maps for Canada and 21 different U.S. states.[3]
The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. maintains an extensive collection of Fowler's works, which represent the largest collection of panoramic maps in the library's collection.[4] His work is also held in the collection of Pennsylvania State University, Yale University, and the Boston Public Library.[5] [6] [7]
Fowler lived in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Shamokin, Pennsylvania from 1881 until 1885. He also lived in Trenton, New Jersey.
In 1885, he moved to Morrisville, Pennsylvania. He lived in Morrisville, where his business was located, until 1910. Fowler died of a heart attack in New York in 1922 and was interred in Trenton, New Jersey.