Rivington, Charles
Charles Rivington (1688 - 1742) was the founding member of the Rivington family of publishers. Starting out as a bookseller in 1736, he moved into publishing, scoring an early success with Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. When Charles Rivington died, the firm passed into the hands of his sons John (1720 - 1792) and James (1724 - 1802), the latter of whom emigrated to New York and published a well-known Loyalist newspaper called Rivington's Gazette during the American Revolution. John maintained the firm's emphasis on Christian literature and theological works, and passed the reins on to his sons Francis (1745–1822) and Charles (1754–1831). Several more generations of Rivingtons carried on the family business, which was eventually sold to Longman in the late 19th century.
One of the earliest accurate European maps of the Tigrayan highlands.
Map of Abyssinia and the adjacent districts laid down partly from original Observations taken in the Country and partly compiled from information collected there by Henry Salt Esq.
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A striking and important 1814 map of northern Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and surrounding territories by the English artist, diplomat, and Egyptologist Henry Salt. One of the earliest highly accurate European maps of the Tigrayan highlands, it appeared in Salt's A Voyage to Abyssinia and travels into the interior of that country. (more details)