Overton, Henry, 1675 or 1676-1751

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Henry Overton was a prolific book, map, and print seller at London. The nephew of Henry Overton (1675/6-1751), he took over the family business in 1751 and maintained the White Horse shop at Snow Hill until at least November 1764. In partnership with Robert Sayer, he was very active as a publisher of engraved views.

From the description of Art of surveying, 1757?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702181092

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Chron
Distances
Harbors
Magnetic declination
Plane trigonometry
Surveying
Surveying
Trigonometry
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Birth 1675

Death 1751

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