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MALTE-BRUN
August 12, 1755–December 14, 1826
Conrad Malte-Brun (August 12, 1755–December 14, 1826) was an important
late 18th and early 19th century Danish / French cartographer and
revolutionary. Conrad was born in Thisted, Denmark.
His parents
encouraged him to a career in the Church, but he instead enrolled in
the University of Copenhagen. In the liberal hall of academia Conrad
became an ardent supporter of of the French Revolution and the ideals
of a free press.
Despite the harsh censorship laws of crown prince
Frederick VI, Malte-Brun published numerous pamphlets criticizing the
Danish government. He was finally charged with defying censorship laws
in 1799 and forced to flee to Sweden and ultimately France.
Along with
colleague Edme Mentelle, Malte–Brun published his first cartographic
work, the Géographie mathématique, physique et politique de toutes les parties du monde (6 vols., published between 1803 and 1807).
Conrad went on to found Les Annales des Voyages (in 1807) and Les Annales des Voyages, de la Géographie et de l'Histoire (in 1819). He also founded the Paris Société de Géographie .
In time, Conrad Malte-Brun became known as one of the finest French
cartographers of his time.
His son Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (1816 –
July 13, 1889) followed in his footsteps, republishing many of Conrad’s
original 18th century maps as well as producing numerous maps of his
own. The Malte-Brun firm operated well into the 1880s.
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