Joseph-Nicolas De l'Isle
Biografie1688 - 1768
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Joseph-Nicolas De l'Isle (1688-1768) was an astronomer, geographer of the Marine and professor at the "Académie Royale des Sciences". The map itself was originally made by his brother, Guillaume De l'Isle (1675-1726), who was geographer to the king of France, and member of the Académie des sciences.