'At the sign of Atlas'
Subtitle: the life and work of Joseph Moxon, a Restoration polymath
By: Derek A. Long
Publisher: Shaun Tyas
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Donington, Lincolnshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781907730306
Subjects: Publishers and publishing; Biography; History; Globes
Other titles: Life and work of Joseph Moxon.
Description: Joseph Moxon established himself in London as a printer, publisher, type-founder and maker of scientific instruments and globes, including pocket globes and the Castlemaine globe. In his later years, he wrote and published two famous books, The Mechanick Exercises, Volumes I and II. They gave accurate accounts of various crafts, thus beaking the traditions of secrecy in the Craft Guilds.
Notes: Erratum sheet inserted.

Includes bibliographical references and index.