A whole new world of interior graphics. Surface View creates stunningly beautiful interior prints to transform your environment. They now have a Vintage Maps collection featuring carefully selected images from the Collins Bartholomew Historic Map Archive. All the imagery is lovingly digitally re-mastered, with great care taken to respect t... Read more >>

Three of our Scotland Clan Maps are now available to order as framed or unframed prints through Mapseeker – Historical Maps Online, under the Collins Bartholomew Scottish Heritage category. The Scotland of Old map, also known as the Bartholomew Clan Map of Scotland, features ‘The Lands’, ‘The Arms’, ‘The Crests’. The central map delineates the... Read more >>

Looking for a historical map? Mapseeker in association with Collins Bartholomew now offer a comprehensive range of historical mapping for you to select and order online. Mapseeker was formed several years ago by Paul Line, and offers one of the most comprehensive collections of British historical maps currently available, as well as an expan... Read more >>

Map are everywhere these days, they are a vital tool for travel, business and recreation. Their delivery makes use of (and often drives the development of) the very latest hi tech gadgetry and equipment. But how do you become a map maker? A recent article in the Independent Newspaper Careers Section: How to map out a new role for yourself as a c... Read more >>

In creating the maps for a world atlas, decisions have to be made on which areas of the world to show at which levels of detail. The key factor in this decision-making process is map scale – the relationship between distances or areas on the map and the equivalent distances or areas on the ground. The scale factor Scale determines the level... Read more >>

Decisions, decisions… The editorial task facing cartographers creating world atlases, or indeed pretty much any map, is really one of deciding what information to show and how. In practical terms, the more difficult decision is often not what to show but what to leave out. Map scale is a key factor determining the amount of information that ca... Read more >>

‘The legacy of John George Bartholomew is still held in high regard in cartographic circles, with an enduring respect for the man that is forged from his many significant achievements.’ Issue 12 of 'Discover' the magazine of the National Library of Scotland (NLS) has an article on the private papers of Scottish cartographer John G Bartholomew. W... Read more >>

When a lovely old atlas such as an early edition of the famous Times Atlas of the World is discovered in the loft or handed down from an elderly relative, one of the most frequently asked questions has to be — is it worth anything? The answer to this question depends on many factors such as its age, rarity, collectability and condition. We h... Read more >>

"The joy of the Archive is getting into the heart and soul of a firm of hoarders who never seem to have thrown anything away." Karla Baker at the National Library of Scotland, Map Collections writes a fascinating blog on the Bartholomew Archive. She investigates the massive holding of printing records, maps and management documents the... Read more >>

This striking and unusual map projection was devised in 1948 by John Bartholomew.  It is used particularly effectively in this map to conveying the combative nature of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1957. This is one of many maps in the Historical Mapping section of the award winning Times Universal Atlas of the Worl... Read more >>

This afternoon Professor David Munro gave a presentation to the Collins Geo staff on the work of The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (PCGN). Professor Munro who is Chairman of the PCGN explained the intricacies of naming places around the world and illustrated how they are influenced by local culture, percepti... Read more >>