Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Johnston (engraver)

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The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 07:54, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

==Thomas Johnston (engraver)==

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... that Thomas Johnston made the first historical print engraved in America?
Source 1 - Colonial America: An Encyclopedia [https://books.google.com/books?id=VDiPDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2596&lpg=PT2596&dq=%22Thomas+Johnston%22+first+engraving+of+a+historical+event+ever+produced+in+America+A+prospective+plan+of+the+battle+fought+near+Lake+George+on+the+8th+of+September+1755&source=bl&ots=WmiRquAYi6&sig=lUSNeyFaFdyspRdum_80R2HvSYM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik5ZWIys3YAhVS61MKHc0HDBcQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=%22Thomas%20Johnston%22%20first%20engraving%20of%20a%20historical%20event%20ever%20produced%20in%20America%20A%20prospective%20plan%20of%20the%20battle%20fought%20near%20Lake%20George%20on%20the%208th%20of%20September%201755&f=false Thomas Johnston produces the first engraving of a historical event ever produced in America.]
Source 2 - Massachusetts Historical Society [https://books.google.com/books?id=P2vjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Thomas+Johnston%22+%22first+historical+print+engraved+in+America%22&dq=%22Thomas+Johnston%22+%22first+historical+print+engraved+in+America%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiPvMWA1M3YAhVD0FMKHaQDAtsQ6AEIMzAC The large engraved plan of the battle by Johnston has been called 'the first historical print engraved in America.]
Source 3 - New York Historical Society [https://books.google.com/books?id=FupXAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Thomas+Johnston%22+%22first+historical+print+engraved+in+America%22&dq=%22Thomas+Johnston%22+%22first+historical+print+engraved+in+America%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid9r2Y1c3YAhUJ0lMKHegIAJgQ6AEIPTAE This is the first historical print engraved in America... Thomas Johnson made the line engraving.]
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:* Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Basil Goulandris

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 13:05, 12 January 2018 (UTC).

:* 16px Article was created within the proper timeframe, and satisfies length and stability requirements. Article is properly sourced; sources are mostly offline so the hook is accepted in good faith. No copyright violations were detected. QPQ provided. This is good to go. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 13:01, 13 January 2018 (UTC)