Thomas Johnston (engraver)

Thomas Johnston
Born1708
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMay 8, 1767(1767-05-08) (aged 58–59)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngraver
Known forEngraving, organ building
Notable workFirst engraved print of an historical event in Colonial America, an overview of the Battle of Lake George

Thomas Johnston (1708 – May 8, 1767)[a] was an American engraver, japanner, and heraldic painter in Colonial Boston. Johnston engraved the first print of an historical event in the Colonial America and was also the first manufacturer of church organs in the colonies. The pipe organ he built in 1758–1759 for Boston's Old North Church[b] was in use for over a hundred years until another organ replaced it in 1886.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Heraldic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dunlap, Bayley & Goodspeed 1918, pp. 311–312.
  3. ^ William Burgis (1869) [First published in 1728]. To His Excellency William Burnet, Esqr., this Plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated (Map). WIlliam Burgis.
  4. ^ Hitchings 1985, pp. 637, 648.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Old North Church". Old North Church & Historic Site. Retrieved February 22, 2023. Established in 1723 as Christ Church in the City of Boston, Old North Church ...
  6. ^ Bolton, Charles Knowles (1923). "Christ Church, Salem Street, Boston, 1723 : a guide". Old North Church. Retrieved February 22, 2023. Christ Church, now better known as "The Old North Church"


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