John Gibson flourished in London from 1748 to 1773. He was most likely born ca. 1724. As a young man he was apprenticed to John Blunbell of the Stationers Company, and then to John Pine. He was made free of the Company in 1748. Gibson proved a talented geographer and engraver who produced numerous maps, especially for books and magazines. He worked in collaboration with other map sellers such as Emanuel Bowen and John Roque. His best-known work was the pocket atlas, The Atlas Minimus (1758). Although little is known about his life beyond his publications, he was imprisoned for debt in King’s Bench from May to June of 1765.
Fine Double-Hemisphere World Map Elegant world map, from Thomas Salmon’s Universall Traveller, and showing Anson’s circumnavigation track. The two hemispheres are set in a plain background. At bottom is a Baroque title cartouche. At top, nestled...
Decorative map of North America, published during the French & Indian War. The map provides a very large inaccurate depiction of the Great Lakes, along with a disembodied river and lake system in the west. There is no northwest coast of America....
Second State of Bowen & Gibson's Iconic Map of North America Rare separately issued 1763 edition of Bowen & Gibson's important 4-sheet map of North America, one of the most enduring wall maps of North America published in the second half of...
