Christian Gottlieb Reichard

Christian Gottlieb Reichard ( born June 26, 1758 in Schleiz, † September 11, 1837 in Lobenstein ) was a German cartographer. He studied law in Leipzig and in 1783 Writers in Bad Lobenstein. In 1805 he received the title of General Counsel.

In addition to his professional work was Reichard's main interest in geography and cartography. In 1797 he constructed a first globe. With Adolf Stieler (1775-1836), he worked on the first edition of Stieler 's Hand Atlas, published in 1817-1823 in Justus Perthes and contained 50 cards.

Works (selection)

  • Atlas of the whole world in the Central Projection (1803 )
  • Charter of North America: according to the latest regulations and discoveries, Weimar, 1804
  • The United States of North America, according to the provisions safest, latest news and charters, designed in Alber'schen Projection. Homann Heirs, Nuremberg 1809 - probably the oldest published map with Albers conic projection
  • Orbis terrarum antiquus (Atlas of the Ancient World, 1824)
  • World map after Mercator projection (1825, four-part)
  • Collection of short writings from the field of mathematical and ancient geography, Güns: Reichard 1836 ( digitized )
Albers projection Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Integrated Authority File
186106
de