Education
He studied law in Leipzig and subsequently became a city official in Bad Lobenstein.
He studied law in Leipzig and subsequently became a city official in Bad Lobenstein.
With Adolf Stieler (1775-1836), he collaborated on the first edition of "Stieler"s Handatlas", which was a 50-map project that was published between 1817 and 1823. Other significant geographical works by Reichard include:
Atlas Des Ganzen Erdkreises in der Central Projection (contains a rare 1803 North Polar projection). Charte von Nord America: nach den neuesten Bestimmungen und Entdeckungen, (Weimar, 1804).
"Map of the World after Mercator"s projection".
1825 (4 parts). "Orbis terrarum antiquus", 1824 (Atlas of the antique world).