Some Early Whitehaven Printers

Abstract

THE ART OR PRINTING was first introduced into Cumberland in 1735 when Thomas Cotton came to Whitehaven at the invitation of Sir James Lowther. Whitehaven was at that time an expanding town with a growing trade with Ireland and the colonies of Maryland and Virginia.

Citation

Hay, D. (1971), "Some Early Whitehaven Printers", Library Review, Vol. 23 No. 1/2, pp. 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012555