Faden, William, 1749-1836

LC control no.	n 80050360
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Faden, William, 1749-1836 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Faden, W. (William), 1749-1836 Faden, Wm. (William), 1749-1836
See also	Founded corporate body: Jefferys & Faden (London, England) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	Great Britain
Located	London (England)
Birth date	17490711
Death date	18360321
Place of birth	London (England)
Place of death	Shepperton (England)
Field of activity	Map industry and trade Cartography Engraving
Profession or occupation	Publishers and publishing Map dealers Cartographers Geographers Engravers
Special note	Do not confuse with his father, Faden, William, who was active 1747-67?
Found in	His Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps ... 1862. Mallet, F. Descriptive account of the island of Trinidad, 1964: t.p. (W. Faden, geographer to the King and to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; Charing Cross; London) NUC pre-56 (hdg: Faden, William, 1750?-1836; usage: W. Faden; Wm. Faden; William Faden) The map trade in the late eighteenth century, 2000: t.p. (Faden) cover flap (William Faden (1749-1836)) Allg. Künstlerlexikon, 1992 (Faden, William; British map engraver, geographer; b. July 11, 1749, London; d. Mar. 21, 1836, Shepperton/Surrey) Univ. of Michigan website, 29 Jan. 2014: William L. Clements Library, Manuscripts Div., Jefferys & Faden Collection, biog. (William Faden (1749-1836) was the son of William Faden, a printer; he joined the younger Thomas Jefferys in a business partnership in the early 1770s; in 1783 he inherited his father's business and became geographer to King George III. Thomas Jefferys (b. 1755) was the son of Thomas Jefferys (ca. 1719-1771); he was apprenticed to his father and oversaw the family business after his father's death; from 1771-1776, he had a business partnership with William Faden)