Nathaniel Dearborn
Nathaniel Dearborn (1786 – November 7, 1852) was an American engraver. Boston.
Biography
He was born in New England, in 1786, to inventor Benjamin Dearborn;[1] siblings included John M. Dearborn and Fanny Dearborn Hanman.[2] He later moved to Boston, learning engraving from Abel Bowen. By 1814, Dearborn worked from quarters on School Street; later moving to Market Street (ca.1823), State Street (ca.1826–1831) and Washington Street (ca.1832–1852).[1][3] Around 1830, he also gave musical lessons on the flute.[4]
He died November 7, 1852, in South Reading.[1] His son, Nathaniel S. Dearborn, continued as an engraver and printer in Boston, working on Water Street (ca.1847–1851) and School Street (ca.1857–1868).[5][6] N.S. Dearborn exhibited several printed specimens in the 1850 exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.[7] His grandson S.B. Dearborn also worked as a printer.[8]
Works by Dearborn
- Views from the Mass. State House, Boston. ca.1838.
- American Textbook for Letters. 1842.
- Boston Notions; an Account of That Village from 1630 to 1847. 1848
- Dearborn's Reminiscences of Boston, and Guide through the City and Environs. 1851
- Dearborn's Guide through Mount Auburn. 1857
References
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- ↑ a b c Stauffer. American engravers upon copper and steel. NY: Grolier Club, 1907.
- ↑ William R. Lawrence. A history of the Boston Dispensary. 1859.
- ↑ Boston Directory. 1823, 1832, 1847, 1851.
- ↑ Daily Columbian Centinel, Dec. 15, 1830; cited in Stauffer, 1907.
- ↑ Boston Directory. 1847, 1851, 1861, 1868.
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- ↑ 6th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. 1850.
- ↑ Illustrated Boston, the metropolis of New England. 1889; p.219.
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Images
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View of Boston, woodcut by Dearborn
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Printed by Dearborn & Son
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1839 map of Boston, printed by Dearborn & Son
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Published by N. Dearborn, 1840
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Triangular Warehouse, Merchants Row. Reminiscences of Boston, 1851
External links
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- WorldCat. Dearborn, Nathaniel 1786-1852
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