John Sands (printer)
John Sands (12 November 1818 – 16 August 1873) was an Australian engraver, printer, and stationer. He founded the John Sands company, and published the Sands Directory.[1]
Sands was born in Sandhurst, Berkshire, and emigrated to Sydney in 1837. G. P. Walsh notes that "especially notable were his directories, almanacs, gazetteers and prints by F. C. Terry and S. T. Gill depicting colonial life."[1]
References
- ^ a b Walsh, G. P. (1976). "Sands, John (1818–1873)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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