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Survey Atlas of Scotland

Plan of Greenock shipyards
Greenock shipyards plan, 1912.
Full Greenock plan

The 'Survey Atlas of Scotland' is a good example of Bartholomew's innovative relief layer colouring and accurate up-to-date mapping.

First published in 1895 by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, the atlas is a comprehensive and informative overview of Scotland. John George Bartholomew's scientific and geographical knowledge and his interest in promoting Scotland are evident in this publication.

The 'Survey Atlas' contains:

  • 23 pages of introductory text and statistics
  • Contributions by Edinburgh University geology professors James and Archibald Geikie on Scotland's physical features and geology
  • A detailed bibliography on the history of Scottish cartography by John George Bartholomew
  • 68 plates of mapping
  • 45 half-inch to the mile maps, updated from the latest Ordnance Survey work
  • Thematic and historical maps of Scotland
  • Detailed town plans of 11 large towns.

Republished in 1912

Bartholomew revised and republished the 'Survey Atlas' in 1912. We have a draft copy of this edition in the Bartholomew Archive.

  • See the 'Survey Atlas of Scotland' online.

Other highlights from the archive:

  • Seven Pillars of Wisdom
  • Botanical Survey of Scotland
  • The naming of Antarctica
  • Gladstone and the 1880 General Election
  • Half-inch to the mile maps
  • Bathymetric Survey of Scottish lochs
  • A National Institute of Geography

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