English engraver, born 1801 (1801–1848)

Westminster Abbey: interior of Henry VII's chapel. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after W.F. Smallwood, 1843.

Queen's College, Oxford: its buildings in the sixteenth century, before their replacement by neoclassical buildings. Wood engraving by J. Jackson, 1845.

Saint Paul preaches before a crowd in Athens. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after Raphael.

The tomb of Rahere, St Bartholomew the Great Church, London. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after J.W. Archer.

A man stands at the corner of the street selling macaroni to the passers by. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after M. Gaiel.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 21.5 x 15 cm

1 print : wood engraving ; image 10 x 8.4 cm

xvi, 560, 561*-600*, 561-664 pages : frontispiece, illustrations ; 27 cm

A treatise on wood engraving, historical and practical : with upwards of three hundred illustrations engraved on wood / by John Jackson. The historical portion by W.A. Chatto.

The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner  with introductory verses by Bernard Barton ; and illustrated with numerous engravings from drawings by George Cruikshank expressly designed for this edition.

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Queen's College, Oxford: its buildings in the sixteenth century, before their replacement by neoclassical buildings. Wood engraving by J. Jackson, 1845.

Westminster Abbey: interior of Henry VII's chapel. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after W.F. Smallwood, 1843.

The tomb of Rahere, St Bartholomew the Great Church, London. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after J.W. Archer.

A treatise on wood engraving, historical and practical : with upwards of three hundred illustrations engraved on wood / by John Jackson. The historical portion by W.A. Chatto.

The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner with introductory verses by Bernard Barton ; and illustrated with numerous engravings from drawings by George Cruikshank expressly designed for this edition.