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Gibson, John, fl. 1748- 1773
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fl. 1748-1773
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John Gibson was a geographer and engraver based in London, England. He was apprentice to John Blunbell of the Stationers Company, and then to John Pine. Gibson proved a talented geographer and engraver who produced numerous maps, especially for books and magazines. He worked in collaboration with other map sellers such as Emmanuel Bowen and John Roque. His best-known work was the pocket atlas, The Atlas Minimus (1758). Although little is known about his life beyond his publications, he was imprisoned for debt in King’s Bench from May to June of 1765.
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Bowen, Emmanuel, 1694-1767 (1694-1767)
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1758
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John Gibson and Emmanuel Bowen published Atlas minimus, or, A new set of pocket maps of the several empires, kingdoms and states of the known world.