John Bartholomew
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| Born | 25 December 1831 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 29 March 1893 (aged 61) |
John Bartholomew (25 December 1831 – 30 March 1893) was a
Life
Bartholomew was born in
Bartholomew was an in-house cartographer for
Among his numerous publications, particularly worthy of note is the series of maps of Great Britain reduced from the Ordnance Survey to scales of ½ inch and ¾ inch to 1 mile, with relief shown by contour lines and hypsometric tints. The ½ inch series is among the finest of its kind ever produced.[2]
Upon his retirement in 1888, John Bartholomew was succeeded in the firm by his son John George, who extended the ½-inch series, and applied its principles to many other works. For the last six years of his life Bartholomew was living at 32 Royal Terrace in Edinburgh.[3][4]
Bartholomew died in London on 30 March 1893.
See also
- John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.
References
- Attribution
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Bartholomew: A Scottish Family Heritage - site maintained by the family.
- Times World Atlases official website including a History and Heritage section detailing landmark Times atlases
- See an 1856 map by John Bartholomew Texas, part of New Mexico &c. / drawn & engraved by J. Bartholomew. hosted by the Portal to Texas History
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