John Norman (1748–1817) was an engraver and publisher in
Boston
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, in the later 18th and early 19th century. "Born in England; came to
Philadelphia
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in 1774 'from
London
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,' as an 'architect and landscape engraver;' though he also did all manner of silversmith's work. He went to Boston about 1780." He died in 1817 and was buried in
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic cemetery in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1659, it was originally named "North Burying Ground", and was the city's second cemetery.
History
The cemetery was founded on Februa ...
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[New England Palladium, June 10, 1817]
See also
*
Boston Magazine (1783–86), published by Norman
* ''
Boston Directory.'' Norman published the first issue in 1789.
References
1748 births
1817 deaths
Businesspeople from Boston
People from colonial Boston
American publishers (people)
American engravers
Burials in Boston
English emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony
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