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Edwin Sandys ( - c. 1708)

"The earliest engraver of any importance in Ireland," living in Crane Lane at the end of the seventeenth century (Strickland, 319). He undertook a number o engravings for the Royal Society, including a portrait of Sir William Petty and an engraving of the Giant's Causeway in Antrim. Other biography: https://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/edwin-sandys.php Artist - engraver
Relevant locations: Lived at or near Dublin, Dublin County
Lived at or near Crane Court, London
Lived at or near Crane Court, Fleet Street
Relationships: Edwin Sandys was a employed by Royal Society (-)

Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - A Dictionary of Irish Artists.
as Mentions or references - A Letter from Dr. Thomas Molyneux, to Dr. Martin Lister, Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians, and of the Royal Society, in London: Containing some additional Observations on the Giants Causway in Ireland..
References in Documents:
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669)

Perceiving then I could not so well rely on the Draught of the Giants Causway that was first taken, and printed about Four Years since in the fore-mentioned Transaction, as being done by the Hand of one who was no extraordinary Artist, tho' the best that could be then had; I proposed the last Summer to some Philosophical Gentlemen here in Dublin, that we should imploy, at our common Charge, one Mr. Sandys, a good Master in Designing and Drawing of Prospects, to go into the North of Ireland, and upon the Place take the genuine and accurate Figure of the whole Rock, with the natural Posture of the Hills and Country about it for some distance, accordingly we sent him away with such In (212) structions as I drew up for him, and he returned soon after with a fair and beautiful Draught very expressive of each Particular we desired; an exact Copy of which my Brother lately sent over to the Royal Society, by one of their Worthy Members, and my highly esteemed Friend, the Honourable Francis Roberts, when he went last from hence, this I believe you'll find hanging up in their Repository at Gresham-Colledge, to which I must desire you to have recourse, for the whole Map was too large and bulky to be inclos'd in this Letter*: However, I have sever'd from it one of its most instructive Schemes, as being the chief and most essential part of it all, and have here sent it you; from whence with the Help of the Description already published, you will easily frame to your self a just Idea of the most singular and remarkable Properties of this Stone of the Giants Causway.

Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) The Prophesie of Daniel with Bullinger's Exposition, dedicated to five English Bishops, Horn, Jewell, Sandys, Parkhurst, and Pilkington. Fol. Zurick 1565. Daniel Sapientissimus Dei propheta, &c. expositus homiliis 66. Heinrycho Bullingero Tigurinæ Ecclesiæ ministro.
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) and four Parchments containing the Subscriptions of Archbishop Parker, (of which his Mem. p. 62.) and most of the first Sett of Qu. Elizabeth's Bishops, when they took the Oath of Supremacy. These, and their Successors, are digested Alphabetically; Abbot, Atterbury; Barckley, Barlow, Bentham, Best, Beveridge, Boyle, Bramhall, Brideoake, Bridgeman, Bullingham, Burnet; Compton, Cosins, Cox, Cumberland; Davyes, Dolben, Doping; Fell, Fleetwood, Fowler; Gardiner, Geste, Goodman, Grindall, Guning; Hacket, Hall, Harsnet, Hartstong, Hooper, Hopkins, Hough, Humfreys, Huntington, Hutton; Jewel, Jones, Juxon; Ken, Kidder, King; Lake, Lamplugh, Laud, Leighton, Lloyd, Loftus; Margetson, Marsh, Matthewes, Merrick, Mewe, More, Morley, Morton, Montague; Neile, Nicolson; Palliser, Parker, Parkurst, Patrick, Pearson, Pilkington; Rainbow, Ravis, Reynolds, Robinson; Sandys, Scory, Sharp, Sheldon, Smalridge, Sprat, Stern, Stillingfleet, Stratford; Taylor, Tenison, Thornbrough, Tillotson, Turner; Usher; Wake, Walker, Walton, Watson, Wettenhall, White, Whitgift, Wickham, Wilkins, Williams, Wilson, Worth; Young.