Pierre Antoine Tardieu

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Pierre Antoine Tardieu , also known as PF Tardieu (born March 9, 1784 in Paris ; † July 17, 1869 there ) was a French engraver , steel engraver and cartographer .

biography

Pierre Antoine Tardieu was born in his family's ancestral home, on Place de Estrapade. He was taught his craft by his father, Antoine François Tardieu . He was the first of his family to make his maps in steel engraving . Even Alexander von Humboldt noticed him because of the extraordinary quality of his work .

In 1818 he married Eugénie-Isabelle de Bonnaire. In the years 1832 to 1834 he was involved in the reintroduced National Guard as a volunteer in several arms deals. During this time he also became a primary school inspector.

He also took part in the industrial exhibition in 1834, where he received the bronze medal from Louis-Philippe I for his work . In 1837 he was finally made a Knight of the Legion of Honor . In total, he worked in his father's workshop for 25 years before he went into business for himself. But he stayed in the house where he was born until his death. In 1861, at the age of 77, he retired.

Published works (excerpt)

  • Map Louisiana and Mexico
  • Stitches for a globe
  • City map of Paris in 12 arrondissements and 48 quarters
  • Military map of ancient Italy
  • City map of Nantes
  • Cards for the books by Walter Scott and James Fenimore Cooper
  • Maps of Prussia, Spain, Norway, Poland and Syria
  • Maps of the Dictionnaire geographique

See also

literature

  • Bulletin de la Société de geographie , Casimir Delamarre: Pierre Antoine Tardieu, graveur de cartes , p. 73ff., Digitized

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog de dessins originaux réunis en recueils , 1893, p. 63, digitized version , accessed on October 20, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Tardieu, Pierre Antoine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tardieu, PF
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French engraver and cartographer
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1869
Place of death Paris