Henry Overton was a prolific book, map, and print seller at London. The nephew of Henry Overton (1675/6-1751), he took over the family business in 1751 and maintained the White Horse shop at Snow Hill until at least November 1764. In partnership with Robert Sayer, he was very active as a publisher of engraved views.
Exhibition History:
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
Martin, Benjamin, 1705–1782. Young trigonometer's compleat guide. | Molyneux, William, 1656–1698. Demonstration of an error committed by common surveyors in comparing of surveys taken at long intervals of time arising from the variation of the magnetic needle.