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[[John Baskerville]] (1707-1775), who needed paper that would take a light impression of the printing plate, approached Whatman; the resultant paper was used for the edition of [[Virgil]]'s poetry, embellished with Baskerville's typography and designs.<ref name="Roberts"/> The earliest examples of wove paper, bearing his [[watermark]], appeared after 1740.<ref name="NGA">{{cite web|url= http://nga.gov.au/Conservation/Watermarks/listing.cfm|title= Watermark and countermark library|year= 2010|work= Conservation|publisher= [[National Gallery of Australia]]|accessdate= 2010-11-29}}</ref>

The Whatman [[business]] is credited{{by whom?|date=August 2020}} with the invention of the wove wire mesh used to mould and align pulp fibres.<ref name=bywho>{{Cite web|title=Whatman, James (1702–1759), paper maker|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-40776|access-date=2020-08-30|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/40776}}</ref> This is the principal method used in the mass production of most modern paper. The Whatmans held a part interest in the establishment at Turkey Mill, near Maidstone, after 1740;<ref name=EarlyYears/> this was wholly acquired through the elder Whatman's marriage to Ann Harris.<ref name=bywho/>

"Handmade" paper bearing the Whatman's mark continued in production for special editions and art books<ref name="Roberts" /> until 2002.<ref name=Chalmers>{{cite journal|first= Mark|last= Chalmers|title= Whatman - Springfield Paper Mill, Maidstone|journal= Archive|issue= 91|date= September 2016|pages= 52–65|publisher= Lightmoor Press|___location= Witney}}</ref>