Joseph Wilson Lowry (1803–1879) was a British engraver. He was the son of

Wilson Lowry Wilson Lowry FRS (24 January 1762 – 23 June 1824) was an English engraver. Life He was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, the son of Strickland Lowry, a portrait painter. The family settled in Worcester, and Wilson Lowry, as a boy, left home ...

and his second wife Rebecca Delvalle and was born on 7 October 1803. His mother's sister, Abigail, was mother of the economist

David Ricardo David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist, politician, and member of Parliament. He is recognized as one of the most influential classical economists, alongside figures such as Thomas Malthus, Ada ...

.David Ricardo, D. Weatherall, Springer Netherlands, 2012, p. 6 He was trained by his father and from both parents inherited a taste for science and mathematics; in his work he specialised in scientific subjects. He died, unmarried, at his residence, 39 Robert Street, Hampstead Road, London, on 15 June 1879. Samuda Armospheric pipe

He engraved plates for the ''

Encyclopædia Metropolitana ''The Encyclopædia Metropolitana'' was an encyclopedic work published in London, from 1817 to 1845, by part publication. In all it came to quarto, 30 vols., having been issued in 59 parts (22,426 pages, 565 plates). Origins Initially the pro ...

'' and for Sir John Rennie a series of drawings for London Bridge. Other work included John Phillips's ''Geology of Yorkshire'', 1835 and Scott Russell's ''Naval Architecture'', 1865, John Weale's 'Scientific Series' and the journals of the

Institution of Naval Architects The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (also known as RINA) is a professional institution and global governing body for naval architecture and maritime engineering. Members work in industry, academia, and maritime organisations worldwide, part ...

and the

Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...

. He later was appointed engraver to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, as can be seen on their Horizonta

and Vertica

Sections.

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* Engravings of paintings for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Books, each with a poetical illustration by

Letitia Elizabeth Landon Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. Landon's writings are emblematic of the transition from Romanticism to Victorian literature. Her first major b ...

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Thomas Allom Thomas Allom (13 March 1804 – 21 October 1872) was an English architect, artist, and topographical view, topographical illustrator. He was a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He designed many bui ...

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. * Engraving of by

for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Books, 1834 with a short story by

1803 births 1879 deaths 19th-century English engravers English people of Portuguese-Jewish descent British Geological Survey {{England-artist-stub