Record ID:
36751222 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
  • Name.
Description conventions:
  • rda
Heading:
Birth:
  • 1675
Death:
  • 1726
Associated with:
  • France
Fields of activity:
  • Cartography
Used for:
  • De L'Isle, Guillaume, 1675-1726
  • Delisle, Guillaume, 1675-1726
  • Isle, Guillaume de l', 1675-1726
Notes:
  • Guillaume Delisle was a student of Cassini, and member of the French Academy, and a key figure in 18th century French cartography. His was known for the accuracy of his work, and for regularly updating his map and charts to reflect new knowledge.
  • Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers A,D, (1999) page 353(Delise, De L'Isle, L'Isle).
  • Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers A,D, (1999) page 353(Delise, Guillaume [Insulanus] (1675-1726)).
Local system number:
  • 000001603829
Cataloguing source:
  • ANL eng rda NSL
Authentication code:
  • kin