George Heriot Swanston (7 May 1814 in Edinburgh – ?) was a Scottish map engraver,[1] particularly noted for his engravings and vignettes illustrating Archibald Fullarton & Co's Royal Illustrated Atlas in the 1860s. He often collaborated with another Scot, the cartographer John Bartholomew. George Heriot was the son of George Swanston who had married Margaret Heriot on 2 November 1807 at Canongate in Edinburgh.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Heriot Swanston.
References
- ^ Withers, Charles W. J. (3 July 2019). "On Trial—Social Relations of Map Production in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Britain". Imago Mundi. 71 (2): 173–195. doi:10.1080/03085694.2019.1607044. hdl:20.500.11820/9f73e764-e10a-43d4-a0ab-e17e167fb18c. ISSN 0308-5694. S2CID 195582902.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about an artist, architect or photographer from Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 17 April 2022, at 06:01