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Thomas Bewick black plaque

Commemorative plaque
Thomas Bewick black plaque
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This black commemorative plaque records: Thomas Bewick 1753-1828. The artist and naturalist, celebrated for his "History of British Birds" traded as an engraver and copperplate printer in a workshop on this site from about 1790. Recorded plaque organisation: Bewick Society, City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Thomas Bewick was a renowned English illustrator and engraver, best known for his intricate wood engravings and detailed natural history works, particularly "A History of British Birds," which significantly influenced the development of ornithological illustration.

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