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George Willdey

George Willdey was a British instrument maker, engraver, cartographer and publisher (1676–1737).

George Willdey in brief

Born
1676
Died
1737
Known for
instrument maker, engraver, cartographer and publisher
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Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.

A new & correct map of England & Wales, now called South Britain.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

In defence of the toyshop: the intriguing case of George Willdey and the Huguenots, Huguenot Society Journal, 1999. The Willdey Telescope: Instrument for Fashion, Learning and Amusement, The Material Cultures of Enlightenment Arts and Sciences, 2016.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (25936371). Those registers additionally record the forms George Willdey, 1676-1737, George Willdey English optical instrument maker and engraver and George Willdey, instrumentmaker uit Koninkrijk Engeland (?-1737).

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1676George Willdey born.
  2. 1737George Willdey died.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    In defence of the toyshop: the intriguing case of George Willdey and the Huguenots, Huguenot Society Journal, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Willdey Telescope: Instrument for Fashion, Learning and Amusement, The Material Cultures of Enlightenment Arts and Sciences, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q26882263: George Willdey

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    VIAF cluster 25936371 for George Willdey, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  5. 5.

    “George Willdey”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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