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George Mathiot
American, died 1873
Names
- George Mathiot
BiographyIn 1851, George Mathiot developed an electrotyping process that allowed for unlimited reproduction of large engraved copper plates. He also developed a method for photographically enlarging and reducing the images on these plates. These two developments allowed the United States Coast Survey to produce maps at a much faster rate.
Person TypeIndividual
French, 1804 - 1880
