De Lisle, Guillaume

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Nom
De Lisle, Guillaume
Date de naissance
28 February 1675
Date de mort
25 January 1726
Lieu de naissance
Paris
Lieu de mort
Paris
Couverture temporelle
1/4 18th century
Couverture spatiale
Paris
Biographie
The son of the historian and. geographer Claude Delisle and Nicole Charlotte Millet de la Croyère, Delisle was taught by his father and by Gian Domenico Cassini. He published his first works: maps of the continents, a world map and a globe in 1700.Two years later he was atached to the Académie des Sciences as pupil of Cassini becoing adjoint and associé astronomer in 1716 and 1718. At the same time he ran a cartographical business until his death publishing some ninety maps (1).
His daughter married the geogrfapher. Philippe Buache who for a. time continued his father-in-las's business in association with his widow. (2)

Globe. sizes 1700 32.5cm; 15cm
reissues of the 32.5cm pair 1708/9 (3)
Notes biographiques
1. KIsh in DSB iv, 22.
2. NBG xxxv,
Dahl &. Gauvin 154-61.
Adresse ; enseigne ; période ; source
Rue des Cannettes, Paris 1700.
Quai de l'Horloge, Paris 'à la Couronne de Diamans' 1707-8
Identifiant
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