| 词条 | John Bartholomew Sr. |
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| name =John Bartholomew | image =JohnBartholomew_sr_sm.jpg | caption =Cartographer and engraver | alt = Portrain of John Bartholomew, Senior | birth_date = {{birth date|1805|4|26|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1861|4|8|1805|4|26|df=y}} }} John Bartholomew Sr. (26 April 1805 – 8 April 1861) was a Scottish cartographer and engraver. LifeThe son of George Bartholomew, engraver (1784–1871), he founded the engraving and mapmaking firm of John Bartholomew and Son Ltd. in 1826. Bartholomew also worked for George Philip & Son. He was a master copper plate engraver and engraved some fine maps for local Edinburgh firms, such as street maps for Lizars, others for the Encyclopædia Britannica and for some educational publishers like A & C Black.[1] He was commissioned to engrave the map of Treasure Island for Robert Louis Stevenson. John Sr. was the ideal person to inaugurate what became one of the most admired cartographic institutions in the world. A man of high standards, as were his successors; he was an accomplished engraver, engraving becoming the foundation of the firm; lithography would follow later. He also had the vision to recognise the potential for the firm. He was a shy man, holding back from public life. In 1832–1833 James was living at 4 East St James Street, since demolished.[2] In 1859, shortly before he died, John Senior passed the business on to his son John Bartholomew Junior (1831–1893). He is buried with his wife, Margaret McGregor in the north-west section of Grange Cemetery. His son and his wife are buried with him. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|title=Bartholomew 150 Years|author=Leslie Gardiner|publisher=John Bartholomew & Son Ltd|isbn=0-85152-791-4|year=1976}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/83399739|title=Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of Scotland|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-24}} External links
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