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Samuel Hill (c. 1765 – c. 1809) was an
engraver who worked in
Boston
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,
, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His engravings were published in the ''
Massachusetts Magazine
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;''
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's ''New Robinson Crusoe'' (1790);
Lavater
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Early life
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's ''Essays on Physiognomy'' (1794); ''American Universal Geography'' (1796); ''
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's Three Voyages to the Pacific Ocean'' (1797). Hill's subjects extended from maps to literary illustrations to landscapes; portrait subjects included
James Bowdoin
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, Rev. John Murray of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Elizabeth White (d. 1798). Examples of Hill's work can be found in the
American Antiquarian Society
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,
Massachusetts Historical Society
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, and
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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.
Scholars continue debating the precise dates of Hill's birth and death. Suggested candidates for Hill's lifespan: born July 27, 1750, "probably the son of Alexander and Thankful Hill"; 1765–1809; and 1766?–1804.
[WorldCat]
Hill, Samuel 1766?–1804
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References
Further reading
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External links
*Library of Congress
North View of Castle William
*Flickr
1796 North Western Territory map
*Massachusetts Historical Society
Map of Massachusetts Proper, 1802
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American engravers
Artists from Boston
18th-century American artisans
1760s births
1800s deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death uncertain
18th century in Boston