Joseph de Ferraris belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Joseph de Ferraris as Austrian cartographer (1726–1814).
Joseph de Ferraris was born at Lunéville in 1726. His recorded nationality is Austria.
Seventeenth-century voyaging was commercial and Dutch-led, mapping coastlines for companies rather than kings.
He is recorded as cartographer, military officer and general field marshal.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Commander Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa and Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.
Joseph de Ferraris died in 1814, aged 88. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Commander Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
- Recorded as cartographer, military officer and general field marshal
