Pierre M. Lapie

Map of Asian-Eastern Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia by Pierre M. Lapie

Pierre M. Lapie (flourished 1779-d. 1850) was a French cartographer and engraver. He was the father of cartographer Alexandre Emile Lapie. Lapie was a Colonel in the French army, where he worked in the corps of topographical engineers.^[1] Lapie worked closely with his son and published works together and individually. The work of Lapie and his son is was influential on German commercial map makers in the 19th century.^[2] Works by Lapie are held in the collection of the Library of Congress.^[1]

Works

• 1812, Atlas Classique et Universel
• 1842, Atlas universel de géographie ancienne et moderne with Alexandre Emile Lapie

Gallery

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  Map of Asian Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Balochistan, and the Khanate of Bukhara, with Some of the Neighboring Countries, 1848

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  Map of the exploration of Australasia and Polynesia

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