Joshua Shaw
British-American(1776–1860)
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Joshua Shaw (1776, 1860) was an English-born artist and inventor who later became a naturalized American citizen. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the American wilderness and his publication 'Picturesque Views of American Scenery' (1820, 1821). Beyond art, Shaw made significant contributions as an inventor, most notably improving the percussion cap for firearms.
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