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Digital Image: 1684 Philip Lea and John Overton Map of the Western Hemisphere
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Cartographer S
Philip Lea (c. 1660 - 1700) was an English cartographer, globemaker, instrument maker, and publisher, active in London. Little is known of his early life, and what we do know is mainly to be found in his work. He apprenticed with Robert Morden in 1675. He produced his own maps as well as revising those of others (a long list, including not only Morden but also Moll, Ogilby, and Seller.) He collaborated directly with Morden, Ogilby, and Overton on an array of maps and globes. After his death in 1700 his wife, Ann Lea, took over the business and ran it for a quarter of a century. More by this mapmaker...
John Overton (1640 - 1708) was an English cartographer and map publisher active in the late 16th and early 17th century. He shop, a noted on many of his maps, was at the sign of the Whitehorse without Newgate. While little of Overton's cartographic work was original, he did fill an important gap by republishing the work of various influential cartographers of the previous generation. Overton acquired the map plates of Peter Stent, who died of the Plague in 1665, and published his first atlas around 1670. In 1700 he acquired, from Christopher Brown, the map plates originally produced for the John Speed firm. John passed his business to his sons, Henry Overton (fl. 1707 - 1749) and Philip Overton (17?? - 1751), in 1707, one year prior to his death. Henry republished John Speed's great atlas in 1713 and again in 1743. Philip Overton went on to partner with Robert Sayer (1725 - 1794) acquiring the map plates of John Senex and opening a shop at Ye Sign of ye Golden Buck by ye Mitre Inn. Learn More...
References
OCLC 588869542. Pritchard. M. B. and Taliaferro, H., Degrees of Latitude pp. 327-328. Burden, P. The Mapping of North America II 593. McLaughlin, G., The Mapping of California as an Island: An Illustrated Checklist, 106.