Isaac Basire (engraver)

Isaac Basire
Born20 September 1704
London, Middlesex, England
Died24 August 1768(1768-08-24) (aged 63)
ChildrenJames and 2 other sons

Isaac Basire (20 September 1704 – 24 August 1768) was an engraver and first in a family line of prolific and well-respected engravers. Isaac Basire was known as a map engraver. His most well-known work is the frontispiece to an edition of Bailey's dictionary (1755).

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