Europe in the 12th CENTURY.

Mapmaker:

William
Collins (1789-1853)

William
Collin a Scottish Presbyterian schoolmaster founded the firm of
William Collins, in Glasgow in 1819, in partnership with Charles
Chalmers, the younger brother of Thomas Chalmers. The company had to
overcome many early obstacles, and Charles Chalmers left the business
in 1825. The company was renamed William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd. in
1868. Although the early emphasis of the company had been on religion
and education, Collins published more widely.