1767-1848.
Thackara was eight months old when he and his parents came to Philadelphia from England. He apprenticed with Robert Scott and James Trenchard as an engraver from 1786 to 1789. In 1790 he married James Trenchard's sister Hannah. Thackara was curator for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1816 to 1828, and he is listed as an engraver in the Philadelphia City Directories from 1791 to 1833. His partnership with John Vallance is listed in the 1794 City Directory. He and his son William formed the firm of Thackara and Son in 1832. Thackara was elected Commissioner of the District of Southwark Philadelphia in 1797, and served as clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1807 to 1810.
Washington Map Society.
1764-1825.
Surveyor. In 1794, engineer attached to the General Survey office.
[Sveriges sjökartor A. Hedin]
Död 1703.
Fransk geograf, son till Nicolas Sanson (se denne). Tillsammans med sin bror Adrien Sanson (se denne) fortsatte han sin fars arbete och utgav flera av hans verk på nytt. Av egna arbeten kan nämnas 'Introduction ā la géographie' i 3 band (1681) och olika avhandlingar i tidskrifter. Bägge bröderna hade titeln 'Géographe du Roi'. Familjens samarbete med Pierre Mariette verkar ha upphört omkring 1670. Istället övertogs det av Hubert Jaillot (se denne).
Bland arbeten.
Introduction ā la géographie.
Nouv. biogr. gen.
Karta öfver Stockholm. - 1904.
Finska viken - västra delen. - Leonty Spafarieff 1813.
