This page and the following three pages contain information on four distinct research projects relating to copper-plate engravers and engraving in London, with a focus on the eighteenth century.

The first project told the story of five generations of the Basire family of copper-plate engravers and latterly lithographers, who were active from 1730 to 1865. They were engravers at various times to the House of Commons, Oxford University Press, the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London.

A study entitled, "Drawing on Copper". The Basire Family of Copper Plate Engravers, was published in a hard-back and digital format by the University of Maastricht Press in 2016.

This monograph is available for download on the right-hand side of this page.

This monograph was followed by three related articles in the digital edition of the Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Links to these can be found below, together with further unpublished materials.