Title: 'At the sign of Atlas'
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.
Subjects: Publishers and publishing, Biography, History, Globes
Places: England
People: Joseph Moxon (1627-1691)
Time periods: 17th century