Benjamin Motte d.1710
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Benjamin MOTTE d.1710
Biographical Note
Son of a glover in St Albans; the family were evidently of French descent. Apprenticed to the London printer Eleanor Cotes 1668, freed 1675; he went on to establish a successful printing business based in Aldersgate, London, printing under his own name from 1687, and gaining a reputation as a trustworthy printer of learned works, who knew Latin. After his death, the business was continued by his widow Anne (d.1737) and son Benjamin (1693-1738).
Books
Motte's library was auctioned in London, 14.5.1711, as part of a joint sale with the books of Robert Ferguson.
Characteristic Markings
None of Motte's books have been identified.
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Bibliothecae Ferusonaeana et Mottaeana, [London, 1711], ESTC t141214.
- Caudle, J. J. "Motte, Benjamin (1693–1738), bookseller and printer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.