Guillaume Delisle
Guillaume Delisle | |
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Guillaume Delisle portrayed by Konrad Westermayr, 1802 | |
| Born | Guillaume Delisle 28 February 1675 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 January 1726 (aged 50) Paris, France |
| Other names | Guillaume de l'Isle, Guillelmo Delille |
| Education | Student of Giovanni Domenico Cassini |
| Occupation | Cartographer |
| Years active | 1696-1726 |
| Known for | Scientific cartography; accurate maps of Canada, Europe and the Americas |
| Notable work | Carte de la Nouvelle-France et des Pays Voisins (1696) Mappe-Monde (1700) Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France (1703) Carte du Bourdelois du Périgord et des provinces voisines (1714) Carte de la Lousiane et du Cours du Mississippi (1718) Carte de Perse (1724) |
| Relatives | Father: Claude Delisle Half-brothers: Joseph Nicolas Delisle Louis de l'Isle de la Croyère |
| Awards | Member of the Académie Royale des Sciences (1702) Premier Géographe du Roi (1718) |
Guillaume Delisle, also spelled Guillaume de l'Isle, or Guillelmo Delille (French pronunciation: [ɡijom dəlil]; 28 February 1675, Paris – 25 January 1726, Paris) was a French cartographer known for his popular and accurate maps of Europe and the newly explored Americas.