Island of Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka) - Steel Engraving - George Heriot Swanston - 1858
Island of Ceylon, by G H Swanston, Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Island of Ceylon, by G H Swanston, Edinburgh. Illustration for A Gazetteer of the World or Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge (A Fullarton, 1858)
George Heriot Swanston (7 May 1814 in Edinburgh – ?)
Was a Scottish map engraver, particularly noted for his engravings and vignettes illustrating Archibald Fullarton & Co's Royal Illustrated Atlas in the 1860s. He often collaborated with another Scot, the cartographer John Bartholomew. George Heriot was the son of George Swanston who had married Margaret Heriot on 2 November 1807 at Canongate in Edinburgh.
Island of Ceylon, by G H Swanston, Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Island of Ceylon, by G H Swanston, Edinburgh. Illustration for A Gazetteer of the World or Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge (A Fullarton, 1858)
George Heriot Swanston (7 May 1814 in Edinburgh – ?)
Was a Scottish map engraver, particularly noted for his engravings and vignettes illustrating Archibald Fullarton & Co's Royal Illustrated Atlas in the 1860s. He often collaborated with another Scot, the cartographer John Bartholomew. George Heriot was the son of George Swanston who had married Margaret Heriot on 2 November 1807 at Canongate in Edinburgh.
Island of Ceylon, by G H Swanston, Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Island of Ceylon, by G H Swanston, Edinburgh. Illustration for A Gazetteer of the World or Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge (A Fullarton, 1858)
George Heriot Swanston (7 May 1814 in Edinburgh – ?)
Was a Scottish map engraver, particularly noted for his engravings and vignettes illustrating Archibald Fullarton & Co's Royal Illustrated Atlas in the 1860s. He often collaborated with another Scot, the cartographer John Bartholomew. George Heriot was the son of George Swanston who had married Margaret Heriot on 2 November 1807 at Canongate in Edinburgh.
Code : A199
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: George Heriot Swanston
Date : Publication Place / Date - 1858
Size : Sheet size: Image Size: 16.5 x 25 cm
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
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