With his surveying skills, he worked on maps of Northern Italy and Germany after this, but his most important mapping work was geodetic: the determination of the southern part of the meridian arc of the Earth's surface between Dunkirk and Barcelona beginning in 1791.
Dengan keahliannya menyurvei, ia membuat peta Italia Utara dan Jerman setelahnya, tetapi pekerjaan pemetaan yang paling penting itu adalah geodesi: penentuan bagian selatan busur meridian dari permukaan bumi antara Dunkirk dan Barcelona awal tahun 1791.