Jean Joseph Félix Ambroise Tardieu

Place: Paris

Born: 1788

Death: 1841

Biography:

Ambroise Tardieu (2 March 1788, in Paris – 17 January 1841, in Paris) was a French cartographer and engraver, and is celebrated for his version of John Arrowsmith's 1806 map of the United States.Tardieu came from a family boasting a number of fine engravers, and was trained from an early age by his uncle, Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (1756–1844), a leading French engraver. Showing considerable talent in this field, Ambroise persevered and became a celebrated engraver of portraits. In addition he was appointed as geographical engraver for the French government, for which he received a small stipend. In order to eke out this meagre wage, he began to trade in prints, books and maps. He is remembered for more than 800 portraits engraved through his career, many depicting scientists of the period.