Creator:

Lawson, Alexander, 1773-1846  Search this

Extent:

2 Volumes ((on 1 partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Volumes

Date:

[ca. 1846]

Scope and Contents:

A short manuscript biography of Lawson, signed "L"; a table of contents with a colored miniature of Lawson, drawn by T. Birch; and engravings by Lawson of birds, mammals, sea shells, human anatomy, scientific machines, instruments and book illustrations.

Biographical / Historical:

Engraver; Philadelphia, PA. Born 1773, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Died 1846, Philadelphia. Came to the U.S. in 1794 and went to work for Thackara & Valance of Philadelphia engraving plates for Dobson's ENCYCLOPAEDIA. He also did engravings for the supplemental (1803) volumes of the ENCYCLPOAEDIA, Wilson's AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY, (1808-1814), and Charles Lucien Bonaparte's AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY; OR THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS INHABITING THE UNITED STATES NOT GIVEN BY WILSON, (1825-1833).

Provenance:

Scrapbooks donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Malvina and Mary Lawson. Lent to the Archives of American Art for microfilming, 1955.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Engravers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

Engraving -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Illustration of books  Search this

Nature-printing and nature-prints  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.lawsalex

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a72fce75-4b94-46f4-839a-8e32ff2629d8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lawsalex