Friedrich Johann Jakob Bartruff
Friedrich Johann Jakob Bartruff (born September 24, 1754 in Wüstenrot , † September 15, 1833 in Ludwigsburg ) was a German military cartographer and officer who served in Württemberg .
He was a member of the Corps des Guides , which carried out cartographic work in the military and civilian sectors, among other things.
Friedrich Johann Jakob Bartruff contributed to the first precise, large-scale mapping of the Neckar . Under his direction, the river from Oberndorf to Münster was mapped on a scale of 1: 432 in 1795 ff . The work is said to have comprised 622 maps, all of which are lost.
literature
- Ruthardt Oehme: The history of the cartography of the German southwest: With 16 color plates and 42 black and white maps , Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Konstanz and Stuttgart 1961
Web links
- German Digital Library (DDB) Information about Friedrich Johann Jakob Bartruff
- Picture index of art & architecture cartographic works from 1777
Remarks
- ↑ Ruthardt Oehme: The history of the cartography of the German Southwest (1961), page 128
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bartruff, Friedrich Johann Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bartruff, Johann Jacob; Bartruff, Friedrich Johann Jacob; Bartrouff, Johann Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military cartographer and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Desert red |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1833 |
| Place of death | Ludwigsburg |