Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887) was an American

cartographer Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an i ...

. Bradford was born in 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. He worked for the ''America Encyclopedia'', . He revised and republished ''Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Abridgement of Universal Geography, Modern & Ancient'' which was originally created by Adrian Balbi. In 1835, he published ''A Comprehensive Atlas: Geographical, Historical & Commercial''. His work is held in the collection of the

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and the

Boston Public Library The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1848. The Boston Public Library is also the Library for the Commonwealth (formerly ''library of last recourse'') of the Common ...

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1802 births 1887 deaths American cartographers Artists from Boston {{US-bio-stub