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Benjamin Cole

Also known as: Benjamin Cole; primary name: Cole, Benjamin
Details: individual; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: 1697-1783
Address: The Lock of Hair, next Furnival's Inn, Holborn (advertisement in Weekly Journal, 20.v.1721) The corner of King's Head Court in Holborn (Daily Advertiser, 30.ix.1738); he was still at this address in April 1767, when his wife Margarett testified at the Old Bailey about the theft of their till at the Sun and Key near Snow-Hill, Conduit
Biography: Engraver of architectural subjects and others, including many trade cards in BM. Official engraver to the Grand Lodge of Freemasons. Died 15 Jun 1783 said to be aged 86, was buried at St. Andrew Holborn (Boyd); will in the National Archives - PROB 11/1104. Two trade cards in Heal Collection. Heal,59.36 advertises "Benjamin Cole, Engraver at the Sun and Key near Snow-Hill, Conduit." Heal's annotations on mount: "Benjamin Cole was appointed Official Engraver of Grand Lodge from 1745-1767 in succession to John Pine & was engaged in masonic work 1725-1767; in connection with this he issued publications from various addresses: - "London House Yard, St Paul's Church Yard" in 1729, "King's Head Court near Fetter Lane" in 1731 & the Engraved Lists of Lodges from about 1745 until 1767 was "printed & sold by Benjm. Cole, engraver & copper plate printer, the corner of King's Head Court, Holborn." William Halfpenny's "Practical Architecture" was engraved by Benjamin Cole, in London House Yard, St. Paul's Church Yard in 1725. Compare another card of Benjamin Cole, engraver & copper-plate printer, no address (Heal,59.37). The Conduit stood on Snow Hill a little below St. Sepulchre's Church."
Bibliography: N. Valpy, 'Plagiarism in Prints, the Musical Entertainer affair', Print Quarterly, VI, 1989, pp. 54-59. E. Harris, 'British Architectural Books, 1556-1785', 1989 Information from Laurence Worms

214 related objects

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,33.48 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1775

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,86.102 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1750 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,101.12 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1806 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,58.14 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1760

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,63.25 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1760

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,68.70 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1765

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,63.26 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1760

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,85.121 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1760-1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,70.39 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1720

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,105.26 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,105.24 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.345 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1764

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,63.30 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1775

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.153 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1775

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,105.23 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.202 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1775

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,105.22 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous

print; book-illustration

Title: Ann Bonny and Mary Read |
Museum number: 1872,1012.4357 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1720-1750

print; satirical print

Title: The diabolical maskquerade, or the dragons-feast as acted by the Hell-Fire-Club, at Somerset House i |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3510 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Published by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1721 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,77.4 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: John Tomlinson |
Museum number: 1851,0308.663 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin ColeAfter:Anthony Walker |
Production date: 1757

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.81 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1750

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,70.156 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1771 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,101.9 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1762 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,94.10 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1755 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,70.114 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1750 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sr Hans Sloane Bart |
Museum number: 1920,1211.1227 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1730-1760

print; newspaper/periodical

Museum number: Y,4.477 |
Producer name: BIOG258234 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1731-1770

print; book of prints

Museum number: 1897,1213.701.1-38 |
Producer name: Published by:Henry Overton IPrint made by:John Harris |
Production date: 1715 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Iohn Duke of Marlborough. |
Museum number: 1929,0208.2 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1814-1815

print; newspaper/periodical

Museum number: 1972,U.398.4 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1730s-1760s

print; book-illustration

Museum number: J,11.148 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1712-1783

print; book-illustration

Title: Plan of the Bay of St. Cas shewing the Posture of the two Armies, at the time of Engagement |
Museum number: Y,4.88 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1758-1783

print; book-illustration; map

Title: Billingsgate Ward and Bridge Ward Within with their Divisions into Parishes According to a new Surve |
Museum number: Heal,Topography.227 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Stationers Hall, near Paternoster Row |
Museum number: 1880,1113.5723 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; music sheet/cover

Title: A New Song Sung at Marybon Gardens |
Museum number: 1927,1126.1.23.33 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1750-1780

print; book-illustration

Title: Stationers Hall, near Paternoster Row |
Museum number: G,10.168 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: St Paul's School |
Museum number: 1929,0208.10 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; invitation

Museum number: G,8.285 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1743

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Miss Mary Blandy |
Museum number: 1902,1011.7999 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1752

print; book-illustration

Title: Langborn Ward and Candlewick Ward with their Divisions into Parishes according to a New Survey |
Museum number: G,12.211 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1755

print

Title: The Parish Church of St Mary le Bone in Middlesex |
Museum number: 1880,1113.4665 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1755

print; book-illustration; map

Title: Billingsgate Ward and Bridge Ward Within with their Divisions into Parishes According to a new Surve |
Museum number: G,10.27 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Title: A View of the House of Commons |
Museum number: Y,8.39 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1746

print; book-illustration

Title: The Southwest prospect of the Parish Church of St James's Clerkenwell |
Museum number: G,7.237 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Title: Simon, Lord Fraser of Lovat, |
Museum number: 1932,0507.12 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin ColeAfter:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1746

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,59.37 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1740-1765 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The South East Prospect of the Parish Church of St Mary at Lambeth |
Museum number: G,1.185 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: John Tillotson D.D. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. |
Museum number: 1929,0208.6 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin ColeAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1753

print; book-illustration

Title: Merchant Taylors School |
Museum number: 1880,0911.968 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Title: William Laud, Archb.p of Canterbury |
Museum number: 1929,0208.4 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1730s-1783

print; book-illustration

Title: The North Prospect of St Andrew's Church in Holborn |
Museum number: 1929,0208.12 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1754

print; book-illustration

Title: The North East Prospect of the Parish Church of St Paul in Covent Garden |
Museum number: G,6.12 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1929,0208.13 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Museum number: Q,7.196 |
Producer name: After:Edward OakleyPrint made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: mid 18th century

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1880,1113.3137 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The South west Prospect of the Parish Church of St Catherine Cree, in Leadenhall Street |
Museum number: G,12.78 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The South East Prospect of St Peter's le Poor on Broad Street |
Museum number: G,14.36 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Vintners Hall in Thames Street |
Museum number: 1880,1113.5731 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Title: Dr. John Colet Dean of St. Pauls. |
Museum number: 1853,0112.1798 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: mid 18th century

print; book-illustration

Title: The Admiralty near White Hall |
Museum number: 1880,1113.2771 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,8.121 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,1.87 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; broadside

Title: The Devises Motto's &c used by the Parliament Officers on Standards, Banners &c in the late Civil Wa |
Museum number: 1852,0214.554-555 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin ColePublished by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1710 |
Production place: Published in:Oxford

print; book-illustration

Title: The fore Front of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea The back Front of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea |
Museum number: G,2.164 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Title: Capt: William Henry Cranstoun |
Museum number: 1873,0712.670 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1752

print; book-illustration

Title: The City of London Lying-in Hospital for Married Women at Shaftesbury House in Aldersgate Street |
Museum number: G,8.176 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The College of Arms or Herald's Office |
Museum number: 1880,0911.716 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: A South West Prospect of St Dunstan's Church at Stepney |
Museum number: G,9.223 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1755

print; book-illustration

Title: The City of London Lying-in Hospital for Married Women at Shaftesbury House in Aldersgate Street |
Museum number: Mm,15.137 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; map

Title: A Plan of the City of Ierusalem |
Museum number: 1890,0415.225 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1712-1783

print; broadside

Title: The Devises Motto's &c used by the Parliament Officers on Standards, Banners &c in the late Civil Wa |
Museum number: 1867,1012.778 |
Producer name: BIOG118976 After:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1715

print; book-illustration

Title: The North Prospect of St Andrew's Church in Holborn |
Museum number: G,7.113 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1754

print; book-illustration

Title: The North East Prospect of the Parish Church of St George in Queen Square near Holborn |
Museum number: 1880,0911.1090 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Broad Street Ward divided into Parishes according Cornhill Ward divided into Parishes according to a |
Museum number: G,12.87 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1754

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: The Game of Whist play'd with Great Exactness |
Museum number: 1896,0501.1624 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1730s-1760s

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Miss Mary Blandy |
Museum number: 1872,0713.155 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1752

print; book-illustration

Title: St Paul's School |
Museum number: 1880,1113.3316 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The Parish Church of St Nicholas Coleabby, Old Fish Street |
Museum number: 1880,0911.698 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The Surgeon's Theatre in the Old Bailey |
Museum number: 1880,1113.4269 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: St Paul's School |
Museum number: 1880,0911.972 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Henric Fitz Alwine Kt |
Museum number: 1872,1012.596 |
Producer name: BIOG118976 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1715-1783 |
Production place: Published in:British Isles

print; book-illustration

Title: The South Prospect of St Bartholomew's Hospital |
Museum number: 1880,1113.4133 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print

Title: The Parish Church of Saint Lawrence at Oundle in Northampton Shire |
Museum number: Q,8.69 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin ColeAfter:Charles de Lafontaine |
Production date: 1712-1783

print; book-illustration

Title: His Majesty's Stables in the Mews |
Museum number: 1929,0208.11 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1754

print; book-illustration; map

Title: Billingsgate Ward and Bridge Ward Within with their Divisions into Parishes According to a new Surve |
Museum number: Heal,Topography.227.+ |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Queen Mariamne |
Museum number: 1933,0713.3 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1712-1783

print; book-illustration

Title: Merchant Taylors School |
Museum number: G,12.113 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The Arch Bishop of Canterbury's Palace at Lambeth |
Museum number: 1880,1113.5425 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington |
Museum number: G,5.142 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The North West Prospect of the Parish Church of St Mary White Chapple |
Museum number: G,9.53 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1754

print; book-illustration

Title: The Navy Office in Broad Street. |
Museum number: 1880,0911.932 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1750

print; invitation

Museum number: C,2.589 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1743

print; book-illustration

Title: Bridewell North Gate |
Museum number: G,8.60 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration; map

Title: Breadstreet Ward and Cordwainers Ward with their Divisions into Parishes according to a New Survey |
Museum number: G,14.34 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1755

print; book-illustration

Title: The north east prospect of the Parish Church of St Botolph, without Bishopsgate |
Museum number: 1880,0911.643 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1754

print; book-illustration

Title: The Surgeon's Theatre in the Old Bailey |
Museum number: G,8.148 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: The Parish Church of St Olave, Southwark |
Museum number: 1880,1113.5254 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Bancrofts Alms-houses in Bow-Road |
Museum number: G,12.207 |
Producer name: BIOG23202 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1756 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, Sophi of Persia |
Museum number: 1928,1210.361 |
Producer name: BIOG118976 Print made by:Benjamin Cole |
Production date: 1722-1729

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