Thomas Bewick
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Thomas Bewick was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his career he took on all kinds of work such as engraving cutlery, making the wood blocks for advertisements, and illust
Portrait by James Ramsay
Cherryburn, Bewick's childhood home
Tail-piece in A History of British Birds, said to be of Bewick himself as a thirsty traveller drinking from his hat
Thomas Bewick in 1827, by Thomas Sword Good
Mickley, Northumberland
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Mickley is a cluster of villages in the civil parish of Prudhoe, in Northumberland, England. It lies south of the River Tyne and is accessible via the A695. The electoral ward of Mickley comprises the
Thomas Bewick
…The result was high-quality illustration at a low price. Bewick [pronounced /ˈbjuːɪk/; BYOO-ik] was born at Cherryburn, a house in the village of Mickley, Northumberland, near Newcastle upon Tyne on 10 or 11 August 1753, although his birthday was always celebrated on the 12th. His parents were tenant farmers: his father…
St George's Church, Mickley Square geograph.org.uk 3000263