1841–1918 Grafton Tyler Brown, Artist Mapmaker

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Grafton Tyler Brown, Artist  Mapmaker

first African American artist to create maps & paintings depicting the Pacific Northwest, Nevada and California 

(from Wikipedia):  "1878 he created The Illustrated History of San Francisco, which consisted of 72 topographical images of the city.  Brown's work in the Bay Area and in the Nevada Territory included documentation of settlements, property sales, claims and city boundaries. "

"Grafton Tyler Brown, Trailblazing Cartographer of the American West"

June 28, 2017 by Tim St. Onge

"Historically, “cartographer” has commonly been a profession wearing many hats: artist, craftsman, communicator, documentarian, entrepreneur, and pioneer (among many others). To celebrate cartographers who embraced these multitudes of roles to achieve success, it is worth remembering their stories. Today, we recognize Grafton Tyler Brown, a trailblazing African American cartographer of the Pacific Northwest."

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