- New
Italy
| Reference: | S50400 |
| Author | John GIBSON |
| Year: | 1796 |
| Zone: | Italy |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 65 x 105 mm |
€225.00
- New
| Reference: | S50400 |
| Author | John GIBSON |
| Year: | 1796 |
| Zone: | Italy |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 65 x 105 mm |
€225.00
Description
A miniature map of Italy by Gibson.
John Gibson flourished in London from 1748 to 1773. He was most likely born ca. 1724. As a young man he was apprenticed to John Blunbell of the Stationers Company, and then to John Pine. He was made free of the Company in 1748. Gibson proved a talented geographer and engraver who produced numerous maps, especially for books and magazines. He worked in collaboration with other map sellers such as Emanuel Bowen and John Roque. His best-known work was the pocket atlas, The Atlas Minimus (1758). Although little is known about his life beyond his publications, he was imprisoned for debt in King’s Bench from May to June of 1765.
John GIBSON (Attivo a Londra tra il 1750 ed il 1798)
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John Gibson, contemporary to Bellin and Bonne, was an important British cartographer of the late 18th century. He produced thousands of maps and was noted as a skilled engraver and sculptor. Gibson’s most important work is the pocket sized 1758 Atlas Minimus. Gibson unfortunately was not as astute in his personal life as he was with the engravers pen and spent much of his life in and out of debtor’s prison
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John GIBSON (Attivo a Londra tra il 1750 ed il 1798)
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John Gibson, contemporary to Bellin and Bonne, was an important British cartographer of the late 18th century. He produced thousands of maps and was noted as a skilled engraver and sculptor. Gibson’s most important work is the pocket sized 1758 Atlas Minimus. Gibson unfortunately was not as astute in his personal life as he was with the engravers pen and spent much of his life in and out of debtor’s prison
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