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Henry Sawyer Every Description of Engraving and Printing neatly executed.
- Author: SAWYER, Henry
- Publication place: [London]
- Publisher: 14 Queens Street, & No.3 Little Dean Street Soho
- Publication date: from 1810
- Physical description: Engraved trade card.
- Dimensions: 65 by 95mm. (2.5 by 3.75 inches).
- Inventory reference: 12754
Notes
Very similar trade cards for Sawyer in the British Museum show his premises operating from different addresses in Soho, including numbers 17 and 19, Church Street; and No.27, Dean Street. Henry Sawyer (fl1810-1837), engraver and print maker; possible relation to Richard Sawyer (1785–1852), who also operated from 27 Dean Street from about 1812–1819.
Bibliography
- See BM D2.2262 and D2.2267 for similar trade cards with alternative addresses
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