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"LINCOLN, DECEMBER 19.: DIED". Stamford Mercury. 20 December 1822. p. 3. "On Saturday last, at Louth, very suddenly, Mr.Thos. Espin, Master of the Mathematical and Commercial School there founded by the late Dr. Mapletoft, Dean of Ely, which situation he had filled for upwards of 30 years with much ability, and in the most respectable manner. His reputation as an accurate delineator of nature and art, is established by several beautiful prints which have been executed by his drawings; and the taste displayed in the erection of his Priory Cottage at Louth, and in the disposition of his pleasure grounds and plantations adjoining, will render those objects lasting monuments of his classical skill and general knowledge of ancient architecture. He has left many friends, who will long regret the loss of a character so admirable, and so rarely met with in society."{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
