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17th-century publishers

28 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abraham BlootelingEngraver · PrintsAbraham Blooteling (or Bloteling) (1634–1690) was a Dutch designer and engraver.
Adam Frans van der MeulenArtist · PaintingsAdam Frans van der Meulen or Adam-François van der Meulen (11 January 163215 October 1690) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who was particularly known for his scenes of military…
Allan RamsayAuthor · BooksAllan Ramsay (c. 15 October 16847 January 1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar), playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh.
Domenico de RossiArtist · SculptureDomenico de' Rossi (1659–1730) was an Italian printer, active in Rome from 1691 to about 1724.
Edme JeauratEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Saint Jean (1726)
Emanuel BowenEngraver · PrintsEmanuel Bowen (1694 – 8 May 1767) was a Welsh map engraver, who achieved the unique distinction of becoming Royal Mapmaker to both King George II of Great Britain and King Louis XV of…
François de PoillyEngraver · PrintsFrançois Poilly, or François de Poilly, (1623 –1693) was a French engraver.
François JoullainEngraver · PrintsFrançois Joullain (1697–1778) was a French etcher, engraver and art dealer. His career and that of his son, François-Charles Joullain (died 1790), expanded from their initial roles as…
Frederik de WitEngraver · PrintsFrederik de Wit (born Frederik Hendriksz; c. 1629 – July 1706) was a Dutch cartographer and artist.
Gabriel HuquierEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Portrait in pastels by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau.
George WilldeyAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Africa, 1711, by Charles Price & John Senex. Attributed to the engraving house of George Willdey
Giovanni Battista BonacinaEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Yurii Khmelnytsky by Giovanni Battista Bonacina
Herman MollEngraver · PrintsHerman Moll (mid-17th century – 22 September 1732) was a British cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Jacob van MeursAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jacob van Meurs, Kruis Kerk, 1682, now demolished
Jan LuykenEngraver · PrintsJohannes or Jan Luyken (16 April 1649 – 5 April 1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver.
Johan AbelingAuthor · BooksJohann Philipp Abelin was a German chronicler whose career straddled the 16th and 17th centuries. He was born, probably, at Strasbourg, and died there between 1634 and 1637.
Johann Elias RidingerEngraver · PrintsJohann Elias Ridinger (16 February 1698 in Ulm – 10 April 1767 in Augsburg) was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher.
Johann HomannAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Baptist Homann (20 March 1664 – 1 July 1724) was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas.
John PlayfordPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — John Playford portrait by David Loggan
Justus DanckertsEngraver · PrintsIllustration — The main Danube Principalities: Bulgaria, Greece, Anatolia, and Italy, map now at the Romanian National Museum of Maps and Old Books.
Matthäus Merian the youngerEngraver · PrintsMatthäus Merian (25 March 1621 – 15 February 1687) was a Swiss engraver and portrait painter.
Nicolas de FerEngraver · PrintsNicolas de Fer (1646 – 25 October 1720) was a French cartographer and geographer. He also was an engraver and publisher.
Nicolas SansonAuthor · Maps and atlasesNicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) was a French cartographer who served under two kings in matters of geography. He has been called the "father of French cartography."
Okumura MasanobuArtist · PaintingsIllustration — "Shōki zu" (Shōki striding), by Okumura Masanobu in pillar print format, c.
Paghtasar DpirPerson · Music memorabiliaPaghtasar Dpir, or Baghdasar Tbir (7 June 1683 – 1768) was an Armenian poet, musician, scientist, printer, and a luminary of national and educational movements.
Peter Schenk the ElderEngraver · PrintsPetrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and…
Philip LeaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — A general mapp of the continent and islands which bee adjacent to Jamaica by P. Lea, 1688
Pieter van der AaAuthor · Maps and atlasesPieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659 – Leiden, August 1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and…

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