Highlights from the Bartholomew Archive
Survey Atlas of Scotland
Greenock shipyards plan, 1912.
Full Greenock plan
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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