John Rocque

John Rocque, actually Jean Rocque ( * before 1709, † January 27, 1762 or later ) was a cartographer and engraver of Huguenot origin.

Life

Rocque parents had four sons and came to London in 1709 as emigrants. Although übrt Rocque childhood, little is known, his dates of birth are not recorded, but is detected after John Varley, that he was godfather to Jean Vivares 1728, the son of an engraver, which at the time required a minimum age of 21 years.

In his youth, Rocque worked well as a garden designer, when he was living with his brother Bartholomew and came on the development of garden plans Kupferstecherei. So he put among others, plans for Wrest Park ( 1735) and the gardens of Claremont House ( 1738), before Painshill Park in Surrey ( 1744) or Wilton House ( 1746 ). Over time, he developed into one of the most important English cartographers with a large workshop. In case of fire in 1750, he lost his entire printing blocks, but could start production again relatively quickly. In 1751 he was appointed as a cartographer of the Prince of Wales and worked on the Atlas: The Small British Atlas: Being a New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and Wales, published in 1753 and in 1762 a new edition was told.

Particularly well known is Rocque map of London (24 sheets at a scale of 26 inches / mile). His plan of Dublin graced temporarily the Irish 10 pound note.

Rocque was married twice. Whether he had children, is just as little about supplies like be more specific death.