William Faden (1749 – 1836) was an English

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and a publisher of maps. He was the royal geographer to

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. He replaced

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in that role. The title of "geographer to the king" was given to various people in the 18th century, including

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and Thomas Jeffreys. All of these men, including William Faden, were engravers and publishers, not scholars or academics. Their part was to publish and supply maps to the crown and parliament.

Life and works

William Faden was born as the son of the printer ''Willam Faden senior'' (1711-1783). He self printed the North American Atlas in 1777, and "...it became the most important atlas chronicling the Revolution's battles." There were 29 maps in the atlas, and they included detailed battle maps drawn by eyewitnesses. William Faden was also the publisher of the periodical "the Public Ledger" or "The Daily Register" in London. A list of the English county maps printed by William Faden is also given in one of his biographies.Macnair, Andrew, and Tom Williamson. 2010. William Faden and Norfolk's 18th century landscape: a digital re-assessment of his historic map. Bollington: Windgather.

Gallery of maps

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Ten Crucial Days As the location of many major battles, New Jersey was pivotal in the American Revolution and the ultimate victory of the American colonists. This important role earned it the title of ''Crossroads of the American Revolution''. Not all of the pop ...

during the

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and

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by Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette, published for William Faden

Bibliography

* Faden, William. 1963. ''Catalogue of the geographical works, maps, plans, &c. published by W. Faden ...'' 1822. London: Map Collectors' Circle. Originally published: London: W. Faden, 1822. 16 pages. * Jefferys, Thomas, William Faden, and Mary Sponberg Pedley. 2000. ''The map trade in the late eighteenth century: letters to the London map sellers Jefferys and Faden''. Oxford: Voltaire Foundation. Correspondence in French, introduction and commentary in English. * Laurence, W. (2004). "Faden, William". Oxford: Oxford University Press. ''Dictionary of National Biography''. * Williamson, T., & Macnair, A. (2010). ''William Faden and Norfolk's 18th-century landscape''. Oxford: Windgather Press

References

External links

Fadens Map of London
from fadenmapoflondon.co.uk
William Faden maps
from mostlymaps.com
William Faden maps
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