George Washington Bacon
George Washington Bacon (1830–1922) was an American mapmaker and publisher who developed a successful business producing maps of London. In 1861, Bacon founded a series of businesses. He became bankrupt in 1867, after failing to keep on top of managing these businesses.
George Washington Bacon
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- Born
- 1830
- Died
- 1922
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Languages
- English
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George Washington Bacon (1830–1922) was an American mapmaker and publisher who developed a successful business producing maps of London. In 1861, Bacon founded a series of businesses. He became bankrupt in 1867, after failing to keep on top of managing these businesses.
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He based his atlases on the plates used by Edward Weller for his Weekly Dispatch Atlas. In 1893, he bought the map business of James Wyld. During this time period, G.W Bacon created illustrations of British colonial wars, with their most famous publication being Bacon's South Africa War Prints in 1901, covering the Second Boer War. Around 1900, G.W. Bacon was purchased by the Scottish publishing house of W.& A.K. Johnston and incorporated into their own. Maps using the Bacon brand were being produced as late as 1956. About 1967 their name was changed to Johnston & Bacon. • Illustration — Bacon's New Map of London, c.
• The New Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Includes text, diagrams, and an ancillary map of "Map Showing the Proposed Ocean Telegraphs and Overland Route Round the World." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Stamped in blue in lower left corner: 996.
Bacon, G. W. (George Washington)
Bacon's large print map of London and suburbs..
This map is available from Eran Laor Cartographic Collection of the National Library of Israel. link to the source: Bacon's large print map of London and suburbs
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- 1.A list and brief history of London Atlases. Bruce Hunt, maps.thehunthouse. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- 2.G.W. BACON. The Antique Map Shop Ltd.
- 3.Bacon's Large Print Map of London and Suburbs. by Bacon, George Washington. Sanders of Oxford. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- 4.National Library of Australia. W. & A.K. Johnston & G.W. Bacon Ltd. Trove. 2009.
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