John Bowles

(1702–1771) English seller of prints and maps at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London (1702–1779)
Person human Q18878268
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Summary

John Bowles was born on April 22, 1702[1]. He died on January 1, 1779[2]. He worked as a cartographer[3], print publisher[4], and visual artist[5]. He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Father: Thomas Bowles[7]
  • Child: Carington Bowles[8], John Bowles[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: John Bowles[11]
  • Family name: Bowles[12]
  • Given name: John[13]
  • Floruit: 1701[14], January 1, 1749[15]
  • Commons Creator page: John Bowles[16]
  • Different from: John Bowles[17]
  • Sibling: Thomas Bowles[18]
  • Has works in the collection: Yale Center for British Art[19], Musea Brugge[20], Museum De Lakenhal[21]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[22]

FAQs

Who were John Bowles's parents?

John Bowles's father was Thomas Bowles[7].

What did John Bowles do for work?

John Bowles worked as a cartographer[3], print publisher[4], and visual artist[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . cantic.bnc.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . cantic.bnc.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Q1860
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → cartographer, print publisher, visual artist
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00047439
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00047439
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  4. 24w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1037598180
    Philadelphia museum of art entity id → 27788
    Orcid id → 0000-0003-1396-5277
    Different from → John Bowles
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