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===[[name::Benjamin]] [[name::MOTTE]] d.[[date of death::1710]]=== | ===[[name::Benjamin]] [[name::MOTTE]] d.[[date of death::1710]]=== | ||
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| − | [[occupation:: | + | Son of a [[occupation::glover]] in [[location::St Albans]]; the family were evidently of French descent. [[occupation::apprentice|Apprenticed]] to the [[location::London]] [[occupation::printer]] [[associates::Eleanor Cotes]] 1668, freed 1675; he went on to establish a successful printing business based in [[location::Aldersgate, London]], printing under his own name from 1687, and gaining a reputation as a trustworthy printer of learned works, who knew [[language::Latin]]. After his death, the business was continued by his widow [[family::Anne Motte|Anne]] (d.1737) and son [[family::Benjamin Motte 1693-1738|Benjamin (1693-1738]]). |
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| − | + | Motte's library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of auction::14.5.1711]], as part of a joint sale with the books of [[crossreference::Robert Ferguson]]. | |
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*Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''. St Philip, 2010. | *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''. St Philip, 2010. | ||
| + | *''Bibliothecae Ferusonaeana et Mottaeana'', [London, 1711], ESTC t141214. | ||
*Caudle, J. J. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/19421 "Motte, Benjamin (1693–1738), bookseller and printer."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Caudle, J. J. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/19421 "Motte, Benjamin (1693–1738), bookseller and printer."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
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[[Category:Libraries Sold at Auction]] | [[Category:Libraries Sold at Auction]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:26, 10 July 2020
Benjamin MOTTE d.1710
Biographical Note
Son of a glover in St Albans; the family were evidently of French descent. Apprenticed to the London printer Eleanor Cotes 1668, freed 1675; he went on to establish a successful printing business based in Aldersgate, London, printing under his own name from 1687, and gaining a reputation as a trustworthy printer of learned works, who knew Latin. After his death, the business was continued by his widow Anne (d.1737) and son Benjamin (1693-1738).
Books
Motte's library was auctioned in London, 14.5.1711, as part of a joint sale with the books of Robert Ferguson.
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Bibliothecae Ferusonaeana et Mottaeana, [London, 1711], ESTC t141214.
- Caudle, J. J. "Motte, Benjamin (1693–1738), bookseller and printer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.