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18th-century publishers

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

Aaron ArrowsmithAuthor · Maps and atlasesAaron Arrowsmith (1750–1823) was an English cartographer, engraver, publisher and founding member of the Arrowsmith family of geographers.
Antonio ZattaAuthor · Maps and atlasesAntonio Zatta (fl. 1750 – April 2, 1797) was an Italian cartographer and publisher who was based in Venice.
Barak LongmateEngraver · PrintsBarak Longmate (1738 – 23 July 1793) was an English genealogist and editor, heraldic engraver and publisher.
Benjamin FranklinAuthor · BooksBenjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence;
Caspar Jacobsz PhilipsEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Etching of Caspar Jacobsz Philips
Catharina BuijsAuthor · Maps and atlasesCatharina Buijs (1714–1781), was a Dutch cartographer and publisher who became an important mapmaker for the powerful Dutch East India Company.
Charles Brockden BrownAuthor · BooksCharles Brockden Brown (January 17, 1771 – February 22, 1810) was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period.
Christoph Friedrich NicolaiAuthor · BooksChristoph Friedrich Nicolai (18 March 1733 – 11 January 1811) was a German writer, bookseller, critic, and regional historian, who authored satirical novels and travelogues.
Christophe GuérinEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Guérin by an unknown artist
Edmund March BluntAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdmund March Blunt (June 20, 1770 – January 4, 1862) was an American navigator, writer, and publisher of nautical magazines.
Faddey BulgarinAuthor · BooksFaddei Venediktovich Bulgarin (5 July 1789 – 13 September 1859), born Jan Tadeusz Krzysztof Bułharyn, was a Russian writer, journalist and publisher of Polish ancestry.
Giovan Pietro VieusseuxAuthor · BooksIllustration — Vieusseux
Ivan KrylovAuthor · BooksIvan Andreyevich Krylov (13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors.
Joachim Heinrich CampeAuthor · Books(date and artist unknown)
Johan Frederik ClemensArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Johan Frederik Clemens as painted by Jens Juel in Paris 1776/1777.
Johann Adolf ScheibePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adolph Scheibe (5 May 1708 – 22 April 1776) was a German-Danish composer and significant critic and theorist of music.
Johann AndréPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann André (28 March 1741 – 18 June 1799) was a German musician, composer and music publisher of the Classical period. He was born and died in Offenbach am Main.
Johann Caspar FüssliAuthor · BooksJohann Caspar Füssli (3 January 1706 – 6 May 1782) was a Swiss portrait painter and art historian.
Johann Joachim Christoph BodePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Joachim Christoph Bode (January 16, 1731 – December 13, 1793) was a well-known German translator of literary works.
Johann Joseph NeidlEngraver · PrintsJohann Joseph Neidl (20 March 177631 August 1832) was an Austrian engraver, coppersmith, and printmaker who was active in Frankfurt, Vienna, and Munich.
John AinslieAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — A plaque in Castlegate in Jedburgh
John NewberyAuthor · BooksJohn Newbery (9 July 1713 – 22 December 1767), considered "The Father of Children's Literature", was an English publisher of books who first made children's literature a sustainable and…
Josse-François-Joseph BenautPerson · Music memorabiliaJosse-François-Joseph Benaut (c. 1743 in Gullegem – 13 July 1794, Paris) was a Flemish composer, organist, harpsichordist, music educator and priest who had a career in France.
Karl Philipp MoritzAuthor · BooksKarl Philipp Moritz (Hameln, 15 September 1756 – Berlin, 26 June 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the Sturm und Drang, late Enlightenment, and classicist periods,…
Karol Boromeusz HoffmanAuthor · BooksKarol Aleksander Boromeusz Hoffman (1798 – 6 July 1875) was a Polish political writer, historian, lawyer and publisher.
Marco ColtelliniPerson · Music memorabiliaMarco Coltellini (24 May 1724, in Montepulciano – November 1777, in Saint Petersburg) was an Italian opera tenor, librettist and printer.
Philippe BuacheEngraver · PrintsPhilippe Buache (born La Neuville-au-Pont, 7 February 1700; died Paris, 24 January 1773) was a French geographer, known for inventing a new system of geography and popularizing this topic.
Robert SayerAuthor · Maps and atlasesRobert Sayer (1725 – 29 January 1794) was a leading publisher and seller of prints, maps, and maritime charts in Georgian Britain.
Samuel William ForesEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Illustration depicting the shop of Fores at the corner of Sackville Street and Piccadilly circa 1810.
Thomas BewickEngraver · PrintsThomas Bewick (c. 11 August 1753 – 8 November 1828) was an English wood-engraver and natural history author.
Thomas KitchinAuthor · Maps and atlasesThomas Kitchin (also Kitchen; 1718–1784) was an English engraver and cartographer, who became hydrographer to the king. He was also a writer, who wrote about the history of the West Indies.
Valentine GreenEngraver · PrintsIllustration — 1788 portrait of Green by Lemuel Francis Abbott
William HodgesArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hodges (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings…

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