Joseph Goldsborough Bruff: Difference between revisions

'''Joseph Goldsborough Bruff''' (also known as '''J. Goldsborough Bruff'''; October 2, 1804 – April 14, 1889) was an amateur artist and adventurer as well as a professional draftsman and cartographer. He attended [[West Point]] for two years before becoming a merchant seaman. He later served as a draftsman for the [[United States Navy]] and a mapmaker for the [[United States Army]]. In 1849, he formed the Washington City and California Mining Association and led an expedition to California seeking gold. He kept a detailed journal of the expedition that was later published in two volumes. After returning from California, Bruff worked as an architectural designer in the [[United States Department of the Treasury]].