Lawson, Alexander, 1773-1846
Variant namesEngraver; 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).
From the description of Alexander Lawson scrapbooks, [ca. 1846]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122390471
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| creatorOf | Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1827. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Alexander Lawson scrapbooks | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813. [Copper plates for Plates 42-51 of American ornithology] realia / drawn from nature by A. Wilson. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | David McNeely Stauffer papers | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857. | person |
| associatedWith | Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913. | person |
| associatedWith | Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813. | person |
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Birth 1773
Death 1846
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