{"id":1842966,"date":"2025-06-23T16:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1842966"},"modified":"2025-06-23T19:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T23:34:20","slug":"ferjan-ormeling-jr-1942-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/06\/ferjan-ormeling-jr-1942-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferjan Ormeling Jr., 1942-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The International Cartographic Association announced the passing of Ferdinand Jan (\u201cFerjan\u201d) Ormeling Jr.<\/a>, \u201ca pioneering figure in thematic and atlas cartography and a backbone of the development of the International Cartographic Association.\u201d He was 82.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A champion of cartographic education, Ormeling co-authored with Menno-Jan Kraak the well-regarded textbook Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data<\/em>, now in its fourth edition, which remains a foundational reference for generations of mapmakers. Both during and after his career, he curated an impressive collection of atlases and historical maps. In 2003, his collection\u2014enhanced by books and wall maps\u2014was generously donated to Utrecht University, enriching its map room alongside his father\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

[Kenneth Field<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The International Cartographic Association announced the passing of Ferdinand Jan (\u201cFerjan\u201d) Ormeling Jr., \u201ca pioneering figure in thematic and atlas cartography and a backbone of the development of the International Cartographic Association.\u201d He was 82.… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,581],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1842966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-cartography","category-obituaries","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":513340,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/12\/a-book-roundup-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1842966,"position":0},"title":"A Book Roundup","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"19 December 2017","format":"link","excerpt":"The Routledge Handbook Out last month, the expensive, 600-page\u00a0Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography\u00a0(Routledge). 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