 | BRITISH MAP ENGRAVERS
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WORMS, Laurence & BAYNTON-WILLIAMS, Ashley : BRITISH MAP ENGRAVERS : A DICTIONARY OF ENGRAVERS, LITHOGRAPHERS AND THEIR PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS TO 1850. London : Rare Book Society, 2011. First edition. An illustrated dictionary of well over 1,500 members of the map-trade in the British Isles from the beginnings until the mid nineteenth century, including all the known engravers and lithographers, all the known globemakers and retailers, the principal mapsellers and publishers, the key cartographers, the makers of map-based games and puzzles, and others. Each entry includes a list of published work, the known biographical facts (in most cases based on fresh and original research), addresses and dates, details of apprentices, etc. “‘Impressive’ will not do when describing this volume. No adequate word exists” (Ralph Hyde). £125 Call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 39728 or simply
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The entries include all the map engravers of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as numerous engravers important in other fields, British-born engravers working overseas, foreign engravers working in the British Isles or for British publishers, etc. |  |
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