Johann Friedrich Endersch

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Endersch's map from 1755

Johann Friedrich Endersch (born October 25, 1705 in Dörnfeld an der Heide , Thuringia, † March 28, 1769 ) was an imperial cartographer .

Life

Endersch lived in Elbing and in 1755 drew up a map of Warmia (Latin Warmia ) with a dedication for Prince-Bishop Adam Stanislaus Grabowski . The title of the map is Tabula Geographica Episcopatu Warmiensem In Prussia Exhibens . On this map all cities and places of the Prussian duchy of Warmia are listed. Eastern Prussia is called Borussiae Orientalis . The card was made for the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire .

Endersch also made an engraving of a Galiot , which was built in his hometown of Elbing in 1738. The ship was named D. Stadt Elbing .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Galiot D. City of Elbing from 1738. In: Schiff-und-mehr.com. Accessed April 30, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Endersch, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION imperial cartographer
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1705
PLACE OF BIRTH Dörnfeld an der Heide , Thuringia
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1769