Nathaniel Dearborn
Nathaniel Dearborn (1786โ1852) was an engraver in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in New England in 1786 to inventor Benjamin Dearborn;[1] siblings included John M. Dearborn and Fanny Dearborn Hanman.[2] In Boston he learned engraving from Abel Bowen. By 1814 Dearborn worked from quarters on School Street; later moving to Market Street (ca.1823), State Street (ca.1826-1831) and Washington Street (ca.1832โ1852).[1][3] Around 1830, he also gave musical lessons on the flute.[4]
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He died November 7, 1852, in South Reading.[1] His son, Nathaniel S. Dearborn, continued as an engraver and printer in Boston, working on Water Street (ca.1847โ1851) and School Street (ca.1857-1868).[5][6] N.S. Dearborn exhibited several printed specimens in the 1850 exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.[7] His grandson S.B. Dearborn also worked as a printer.[8]
Works by Dearborn
- Views from the Mass. State House, Boston. ca.1838.
- American Textbook for Letters. 1842.
- Boston Notions; an Account of That Village from 1630 to 1847. 1848
- Dearborn's Reminiscences of Boston, and Guide through the City and Environs. 1851
- Dearborn's Guide through Mount Auburn. 1857
References
- Stauffer. American engravers upon copper and steel. NY: Grolier Club, 1907.
- William R. Lawrence. A history of the Boston Dispensary. 1859.
- Boston Directory. 1823, 1832, 1847, 1851.
- Daily Columbian Centinel, Dec. 15, 1830; cited in Stauffer, 1907.
- Boston Directory. 1847, 1851, 1861, 1868.
- "School Street". Gleasons Pictorial. 5. 1853.
- 6th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. 1850.
- Illustrated Boston, the metropolis of New England. 1889; p.219.
Images
- View of Boston, woodcut by Dearborn
- Printed by Dearborn & Son
- 1839 map of Boston, printed by Dearborn & Son
- Published by N. Dearborn, 1840
- Triangular Warehouse, Merchants Row. Reminiscences of Boston, 1851
External links
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- WorldCat. Dearborn, Nathaniel 1786-1852