Thomas Gamaliel Bradford

Thomas Gamaliel Bradford was an American cartographer (1802–1887). He was born at Boston.

Also recorded as Thomas G. Bradford.

Thomas Gamaliel Bradford in brief

Born
1802
Died
1887
Known for
cartographer
Place of birth
Boston
Contents

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1746 to 2014.

Map of the New York, from Bradford's Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial, dated 1838, hand-colored etching and engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 54.90.1649. The Coast of Labrador, dated 1866, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1983.529. The Schooner Jane of Bath, Maine, dated 1857, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1960.826. A Siren Beside a Ship, dated 2014, mixed media on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2016.336. Encyclopaedia Americana. A popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics, and biography, brought down to the present time; including a copious collection of original articles in American biography. On the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon / edited by Francis Lieber ; assisted by E. Wigglesworth and T.G. Bradford., dated 1835, held by Wellcome Collection. The vindication of the Second Church in Bradford , against a late piece, intitled, A brief narrative, &c. subscribed by James Baily, Thomas Merrill, Jonathan Hale and Jonathan Hopkinson. In an admonitory letter to those brethren., dated 1746, held by Wellcome Collection. Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 11)., dated 1830-33, held by Wellcome Collection. Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 4)., dated 1830-33, held by Wellcome Collection. Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 5)., dated 1830-33, held by Wellcome Collection. Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 6)., dated 1830-33, held by Wellcome Collection. Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 3)., dated 1830-33, held by Wellcome Collection. Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 13)., dated 1830-33, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Bradford, Gamaliel (1863-1932), writer, American National Biography Online, 2000. Gamaliel Bradford, JOHN DONNE. A NATURALIST OF SOULS: GAMALIEL BRADFORD, Contemporary Biography, 1934. Gamaliel Bradford et Leopardi, Italica, 1945. Gamaliel Bradford, South Atlantic Quarterly, 1933.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1746The vindication of the Second Church in Bradford , against a late piece, intitled, A brief narrative, &c. subscribed by James Baily, Thomas Merrill, Jonathan Hale and Jonathan Hopkinson. In an admonitory letter to those brethren. (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1802Thomas Gamaliel Bradford born at Boston.
  3. 1835Encyclopaedia Americana. A popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics, and biography, brought down to the present time; including a copious collection of original articles in American biography. On the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon / edited by Francis Lieber ; assisted by E. Wigglesworth and T.G. Bradford. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1838Map of the New York, from Bradford's Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  5. 1857The Schooner Jane of Bath, Maine (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1866The Coast of Labrador (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1887Thomas Gamaliel Bradford died.
  8. 2014A Siren Beside a Ship (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

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  1. 1.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Thomas Gamaliel Bradford.

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  2. 2.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (6 objects).

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  3. 3.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 14 works naming Thomas Gamaliel Bradford.

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q16030714: Thomas Gamaliel Bradford

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  5. 5.

    “Thomas Gamaliel Bradford”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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