Bartholomew, John, & Son Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bartholomew, George
- Bartholomew, John
- Readers Digest Corp
- HarperCollins
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Engraving inc print making & publishing
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Publishing & printing
Map & chart engraving, printing & publishing
Notes:
Traces origins to 1805 or 1806 when John Bartholomew, 1784-1871, set up in business as an engraver and soon came to specialise in map engraving for publishers. His son, George, 1805-61, was similarly in business from 1826. The family soon emerged as leading Edinburgh map engravers. Under John, 1860-1920, diversified into map and atlas printing and publishing and emerged as a leading publishing house. 1980 sold to Readers Digest Corp and in 1985 sold on to News International Corp where it formed part of HarperCollins
Publications:
- Bartholomew 150 Years by Gardiner, Leslie
- Business of the Bartholomew family firm, c1826-1919 by Smith, D
- Cartography of the Bartholomew family firm, c1826-1919 by Smith, D
- House of Bartholomew, mapmakers by Bartholomew, J C
- J G Bartholomew, mapmakers, Edinburgh by Allan, D A
- On trial. Social relations of map production in mid nineteenth century Britain by Withers, Charles M J
- Twelve Generations of Bartholomew by Bartholomew, R G
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bartholomew, George
- Bartholomew, John
- Readers Digest Corp
- HarperCollins
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Engraving inc print making & publishing
- Publishing & printing Map & chart engraving, printing & publishing
Notes:
Traces origins to 1805 or 1806 when John Bartholomew, 1784-1871, set up in business as an engraver and soon came to specialise in map engraving for publishers. His son, George, 1805-61, was similarly in business from 1826. The family soon emerged as leading Edinburgh map engravers. Under John, 1860-1920, diversified into map and atlas printing and publishing and emerged as a leading publishing house. 1980 sold to Readers Digest Corp and in 1985 sold on to News International Corp where it formed part of HarperCollinsPublications:
- Bartholomew 150 Years by Gardiner, Leslie
- Business of the Bartholomew family firm, c1826-1919 by Smith, D
- Cartography of the Bartholomew family firm, c1826-1919 by Smith, D
- House of Bartholomew, mapmakers by Bartholomew, J C
- J G Bartholomew, mapmakers, Edinburgh by Allan, D A
- On trial. Social relations of map production in mid nineteenth century Britain by Withers, Charles M J
- Twelve Generations of Bartholomew by Bartholomew, R G