Moses Pitt

Moses Pitt (c. 1639–1697) was a bookseller and printer known for the production of his Atlas of the world, a project supported by the Royal Society, and in particular by Christopher Wren.

Pitt originated from St Teath, Cornwall, and began publishing in 1667 from his base in Little Britain, London.

[1] The second volume had as frontispiece a noted engraved portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, by Edward Le Davis.

While Pitt's financial crisis lead to cancellation of the project, much valuable work on early Irish history was collected.

[1] In 1691, he published The Cry of the Oppressed: Being a True and Tragical Account of the Unparallel'd Sufferings of Multitudes of Poor Imprison'd Debtors In Most of the Gaols in England, a moving appeal on behalf of prisoners for debt across the country.