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C1850
Illustration of the Glacier Systems of the Alps. (Mt Blanc)
Mapmaker:
W. & A.K. Johnston
Map of Mount Blanc glaciers.
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Full Title:
Illustration of the Glacier Systems of the Alps. (Mt Blanc)
Date:
C1850
Mapmaker:
W. & A.K. Johnston
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
260mm
x 200mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1850
Description:
Map of Mount Blanc glaciers.
Mapmaker:
Alexander Keith Johnston (1804 –1871).
Johnston was a Scottish cartographer educated the University of Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to the Edinburgh engraver and mapmaker, James Kirkwood.
In 1826 he and his brother William began in a printing and engraving business, forming the well-known firm of W. and A. K. Johnston. Johnston was a prolific mapmaker and publisher. He was soon professionally recognised by being appointed Geographer Royal of Scotland. In October 1849 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 1862 he was a founding member of the Meteorological Society of Scotland.
