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Description: | The diagrams in 'A Treatise on Mensuration' (1768) are Bewick's first attempts at wood-engraving for book illustration. The author of the book, Newcastle-born mathematician and cartographer (map maker) Dr Charles Hutton, brought boxwood and tools from London for the enthusiastic fifteen-year-old apprentice to use. This wood-engraving shows a representation of the tower of St Nicholas' Church, afterwards a frequent feature of Bewick's designs. For these designs, he cleverly devised a double-pointed engraving tool. He followed his master Ralph Beilby's example of making his own tools and adapting them for various engraving requirements. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1770 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Thomas Bewick | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringb... | Go to resource |
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