Johnston, W & A K, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Johnston, William
- Johnston, Alex K
- Lizar, W H
- Morrison & Gibb
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:
Established at Edinburgh in 1825 by William Johnston, 1802-88, and Alex K Johnston, 1804-71. Maps drawers, engravers, especially of maps in atlases, printers and publishers, emerging as a leading business. Also undertook other engraving, eg of banknotes following 1862 acquisition of W H Lizars. Also made globes. 1837 engravers and printers to the Queen. Incorporated 1891. 1928 acquired by Morrison & Gibb
Publications:
- On trial. Social relations of map production in mid nineteenth century Britain by Withers, Charles M J
- One Hundred Years of Map Making. The story of W & A K Johnston by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Johnston, William
- Johnston, Alex K
- Lizar, W H
- Morrison & Gibb
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:
Established at Edinburgh in 1825 by William Johnston, 1802-88, and Alex K Johnston, 1804-71. Maps drawers, engravers, especially of maps in atlases, printers and publishers, emerging as a leading business. Also undertook other engraving, eg of banknotes following 1862 acquisition of W H Lizars. Also made globes. 1837 engravers and printers to the Queen. Incorporated 1891. 1928 acquired by Morrison & GibbPublications:
- On trial. Social relations of map production in mid nineteenth century Britain by Withers, Charles M J
- One Hundred Years of Map Making. The story of W & A K Johnston by Unknown