Johnston, Thomas

Johnston, Thomas

(c. 1708–67) engraver, born in Boston, Mass. He engraved maps, scenes of battles and cities, bookplates, and was also a japanner and organ builder. He is known for his Plan of Boston (c. 1727–29), and the earliest engraving of an American historical event, The Battle of Lake George (1755).
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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The expected teams are, Honley: Max Hutchinson, Ben Hirst, Harry Moore, George Sawyer, Zak Holroyd, Joe Conway, Louis Dawson, Charlie Taylor, Josh Haigh, Jake Johnston, Thomas Howaston (scorer Ellie Coombs.
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Kyle Agnew had given the Comrades an early lead but it was quickly downhill from there as goals from James Wright, Matty Johnston, Thomas Healy (2) and Miguel Chines had Hugh Sinclair's men 5-1 ahead at the break.
DRAMA UNTIL THE END; LEAGUE ROUND-UP
FUN Thomas Johnston, Thomas Hood and Matthew McKenna FLAG BEARERS Thomas Neal and Jake Davison KICKSTART Pupils from Ravenswood Primary JOINING IN Olivia Bartlett and Isaac Noakes and, below right, Benjamin Butcher
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DURHAM: John Caffrey, Stephen Harrison, Stephen Capper, Lewis Dodds, Andrew Bowes, Richard Smith, John Toft, Keith Graydon, Steven Richardson, Adam Johnston, Thomas English.
SYNNERS PUSH LEADERS SO CLOSE; Today's Non-league SYNNERS 2, DURHAM 4
Computers may be taking over the field of animation, but it seems impossible to believe they ever will duplicate the loving efforts of Johnston, Thomas, and the other pioneers of the Mouse Factory.
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