Online Resources

Much of this website is based on information from the following sources:

Entry in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Note: This is a thoroughly researched source (Online version freely accessible.  For more on The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, see http://www.oxforddnb.com/)

 Link (PDF)

Gazetteer for Scotland (Bartholomew Entries)

JGB: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst1503.html

JB:   http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst1504.html

JCB: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst3482.html

The Bartholomew Archive (National Library of Scotland)

http://www.nls.uk/bartholomew/

Collins Bartholomew Website - News

http://www.bartholomewmaps.com/about.asp?pid=305

ESRI.com - About Collins Bartholomew

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/fall07articles/collins-bartholomew.html

and

http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/compass_points/compasspoints_summer08.pdf

Wikipedia: John Bartholomew and Son

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bartholomew_and_Son

(Webmaster's note: Use with care - some inaccuracies)

Documents to view or download

Obituary of John Bartholomew [PDF] - The Scotsman - April 1893.

John George Bartholomew - Obituary and concurrent R.S.G.S. Council Proceedings

(Scottish Geographical Magazine Vol. 26 III 1920)

Obituary John George Bartholomew (PDF)

John George Bartholomew - the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Session 1920-1921

Obituary John George Bartholomew (PDF)

John George Bartholomew - A Centenary (Scottish Geographical Magazine 1960)

John George Bartholomew (PDF) (Douglas A. Allen, C.B.E.)

House of Bartholomew (1960) - history with technology focus - author unknown

House of Bartholomew (PDF)

"Bartholomew Day"  (GeogScot - August 1997)

Unveiling of Commemorative Plaque by HRH The Princess Royal 11/7/97)

GeogScot August 1997 (PDF)

Edinburgh Geographical Institute (11/7/97)

Edinburgh Geographical Institute / Bartholomew House Flyer

The Bartholomews and The R.S.G.S. (GeogScot - September 1993)

GeogScot September 1993 (PDF)

"Unlocking the Bartholomew Archive"

(Diane Webster, CAIRT 7/07 - Scottish Maps Forum, NLS)

CAIRT_July 2007_pp3-4 (PDF)

"John George Bartholomew and the naming of Antarctica"

(Susan Woodburn CAIRT 7/08 - Scottish Maps Forum, NLS)

CAIRT_July 2008_pp4-6 (PDF)

Obituaries & Appreciations to John C Bartholomew (2008)

Photo: Ivon A G Bartholomew

Webmaster's Note:  Some of the facts published in the newspaper articles below may not be accurate.  Please use this material with care!

Scotsman - 22nd January (Gordon Casely) - Link ¦ PDF

The Herald - 22nd January (Gordon Casely) - Link ¦ PDF

Edinburgh Evening News - 24th January (Staff) - Link ¦ PDF

Ordnance Survey - 28th January - Link ¦ PDF

Scotsman - 29th January - Appreciation by Sandy Crosbie - Link ¦ PDF

The Times - 31st January (Staff) - Link ¦ PDF

Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society - Spring Update 2008 - PDF 

The Guardian - 16 February (Robin Orr) - Link ¦ PDF

Cartographiti - February 2008 (Margaret Wilkes) - PDF

(Newsletter of the Map Curators' Group of The British Cartographic Society)

The Independent - 19 February 2008 (Alistair B. Cruickshank) - Link ¦ PDF

PN Online - 20 February 2008 (Mick Ashworth) - Link ¦ PDF

Collins Geo Blog - 20 February 2008 (Mick Ashworth) - PDF

El Mundo -14 March 2008 - Spanish (Robin Orr) - Link ¦ PDF

Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers, Vol.41  - March 2008 (Gordon Casely) - PDF

International Map Trade Association (Mick Ashworth) - Link ¦ PDF

Edinburgh Astronomical Society Journal - March 2008 (David Gavine) - Link ¦ PDF

The Grange Association - Spring 2008 (Sofia Leonard) - Link ¦ PDF

Edinburgh University - School of GeoSciences - Link

Personal Family Tributes to John C Bartholomew (2008)

John E Bartholomew - PDF

Ivon A G Bartholomew - PDF