John Norman (publisher) explained

John Norman (1748 - 1817) was an engraver and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the later 18th and early 19th century.^[1] "Born in England; came to Philadelphia in 1774 'from London,' as an 'architect and landscape engraver;' though he also did all manner of silversmith's work. He went to Boston about 1780."^[2] He died in 1817 and was buried in Copp's Hill Burying Ground.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Boston Magazine (1783–86), published by Norman
• Boston Directory. Norman published the first issue in 1789.

Notes and References

1. WorldCat. Norman, John 1748?-1817
2. Grolier Club. Catalogue of an exhibition of early American engraving upon copper: 1727-1850. De Vinne Press, 1908
3. Samuel A. Green. Boston Magazine. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 38. May 1904
4. New England Palladium, June 10, 1817