Benjamin Cole
Benjamin Cole · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1695 · Oxford.
- Died
- 1766 · London.
- Occupation
- cartographer · printmaker · copper engraver
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Benjamin Cole appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a copperplate engraver, cartographer and instrument maker (1695 – 1766).
Life
Benjamin Cole was born in 1695 and died in 1766.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Oxford.
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Biography
Work by Benjamin Cole is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
Hélène and Judith, siamese twins, known as the Hungarian sisters. Etching by B. Cole., by Benjamin Cole
Benjamin Cole · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
The church of St. John the Baptist, Savoy Hill. Engraving by B. Cole., by Benjamin Cole
Benjamin Cole · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Life and career
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Life and career
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1695
Benjamin Cole was born on 1 January 1695.
1766
Benjamin Cole died on 1 January 1766.
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