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Birth
1708 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Death
1767 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Lived/Active
Massachusetts
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map engraving, town views, battle plan
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Thomas Johnston was best known as a topographical, map, and music engraver and japanner, though he also built organs and is thought to have painted some portraits. His earliest signed work is a map of Boston 1729. Throughout his career he was active in Boston.
Source:
Groce & Wallace, "The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America" |
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