Stephenson, John
John Stephenson (fl. c. 1790 - 1836) was a British engraver active in the London nautical chart trade in the late 19th and early 19th century. There is some speculation by Lawrence Worms, Baynton-Williams, and other map scholars, that Stephenson apprenticed with the stationer Charles John Downes. Stephenson engraved for the nautical chart firm of John Hamilton Moore until 1793, when he moved on to the firm of William Heather. Heather's firm was subsequently inherited, along with Stephenson, by John William Noire. Stephenson's characteristic style, involving strong lines, elaborate typographic embellishment, and finely-engraved detail, it is commonly associated with John Noire.
One of Heather's first Blueblacks.
A New and Improved Chart of the West India or Carribbee Islands.
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This is a rare early example of a blueback chart of the West Indies Windward Isles made in 1795 by William Heather, a pioneer in the genre. It focuses on the Lesser Antilles, often known in English as the Leeward and Windward Islands, towards the end of a period of near-constant warfare between European powers over control of the Caribbean. (more details)
Key passage on the route to India.
A New Chart From the Cape of Good Hope to the Islands of Madagascar, Mauritus, and c. Shewing the Mozambique Passages, drawn from the Surveys and Observations of Several Distinguished Navigators, Including all the Modern Discoveries.
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This is the 1818 / 1827 edition of John Norie's essential nautical map of the Cape of Good Hope and passages to Madagascar, Reunion, and other Indian Ocean ports. It was a key China Trade chart marking one of the most important and fraught passages on the voyage - rounding Africa and passing through the pirate-filled waters around Madagascar to reach the Indian Ocean. (more details)