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Bartholomew, John George, 1860-1920 (cartographer)

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown, cAugust 1855 - 12 June 1921

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown sub-series consists of:


  1. 73 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1855-1921)
Dates: cAugust 1855 - 12 June 1921

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John George Bartholomew, 06 May 1898

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/29
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John George Bartholomew concerning the publication of a map of agricultural land-use and geology of Ireland at a scale of 10 miles to the inch. Bartholomew reports that the production of this map would not be a commercial viability unless the sale to schools was guaranteed, because Edward Hull already had a similar map on the market. He agrees to estimate the cost of production.

Dates: 06 May 1898

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John George Bartholomew, 19 September 1900

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/30
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John George Bartholomew telling him that he is going on holiday for a month. He reports that he has edited the proofs for the physical geology maps and they are going to press and that he will send copies. Meanwhile, the colour stones are being prepared. The maps of Scotland are almost ready for press, but printing has been delayed to allow for personal proofing.

Dates: 19 September 1900

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Geological Maps 2
England 1
Geological Surveys 1
Geology, Publications 1
Ireland 1