Elizabeth Blackwell: 18th century pioneer in Art, Botany and Copyright
She drew plants and tested the law
5 min readMar 21, 2024
On 10 September 1734, the London Gazette published a notice about an impending bankruptcy trial. The debtor was Alexander Blackwell, a Scottish doctor who had set up as a printer in the city. Blackwell had previously worked as a proofreader for William Wilkins, a newspaper proprietor in…
