(b Debrecen, 1779; d Debrecen, 30 Jan 1815). Hungarian engraver. He studied drawing, engraving and carving under Isaiah Budai (1766-1841) at the Debrecen Reform College. In 1800 he helped to make the first Hungarian language school map, the Oskolai ?j ?tl?s (New school atlas). He and his fellow students Jozsef Pap and Istv?n Hal?sz engraved the maps of Europe, Africa, North America, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland and Hungary. In 1801 a 12-page antiquarian atlas was published for which he, among others, made the 'Orbis terrarum veteribus cogniti Typus' and the maps of Asia Minor. He also made the maps of Great Britain, Norway, Switzerland and Prussia for the 15-page Gatterer map repertory, along with Imr? Vajai and D?vid Pethes. After the success of the Debrecen engraving students' maps the 12-page Oskolai Magyar ?j ?tl?st (New school Hungarian atlas) was published in 1804. For this Eros engraved the five continents, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain and Germany. He also made his own original engravings and etchings. In 1800 he engraved an allegory of Mih?ly Csokonai Vit?z's poem A sz?ps?g ereje a bajnoki szivenn (The victory of beauty over my valorous heart), and in 1803 he engraved a bust of Anacreon for his collection of verses Sz?m?ra Anakreon (Songs of Anacreon). In the same year he made engravings of the drawings done by his relation J?nos Eros illustrating Jozsef Szentgy?rgyi's book A legnevezetesebb term?szeti dolgok esm?reti (Important natural history facts), and he engraved an inscription for the silver offertory cup in the Reform Church in Szalacs. When he had completed his studies in Debrecen he went on to study in Pest and Vienna, gaining much practice in letter engraving. His efforts to purchase the Sarospatak and Kom?rom press were unsuccessful: he had to give up his engraving and typography career because of financial difficulties. Although he still took on etching, printing and stereotypography jobs, he made his meagre living as a clerk.
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