1920 ' S Circa 18 " Globe By W & A. K. Johnston LTP Edinburgh, Scotland
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:15717262 | Cartographer/Publisher: W & A.K. Johnston LTP Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Year: 1920 | Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original |
| Date Range: 1920-1929 | Type: Nautical Map |
1920's circa 18" Globe by W & A.K. Johnston LTP Edinburgh, Scotland, beautiful vintage globe on a cast iron base, has some spots and wear as shown in photos, email your questions, thank youS. ColeName:William & Keith Johnston
Dates: William (1802-1888), Alexander Keith (1804-1871).
Map type: Very detailed steel engraved, often large, atlas maps.Thefirm of W. & A.K. Johnston was to become one of the major publishing housesof the 19th century. Co-founders, brothe...rs William and Alexander Keith(1804-1871) Johnston, started out as apprentices to the Scottish globe makerand publisher James Kirkwood in his Edinburgh workshop. Having learned theirtrade there, they set up their own business, also in the city.
The Johnstons very astutely acquired the established Scottish printingpublishing house of William Lizars, and began, first printing by contract, and slowly expanding their repertoire into not only maps, but alsoatlases, gazetteers, guide books, globes and much more. In amongst thebrothers' many achievements, and one of their major claims, was that of thefirst physical globe, which won them a number of awards at the Great Exhibitionof 1851. The globe-making element of the business continuedwell into the 20th century on both sides of the Atlantic.
Some of the Johnston's exceptional map collections include the National Atlasof General Geography, first struck in 1843, The Handy Royal Atlas of ModernGeography published 1874, various scientific and statistical atlases, such asJohnston’s School Astronomical Atlas (1877), The Statistical Atlas of Englandand Wales (1882) and The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography. Thebusiness continued to function under the Johnston name until the 1960s.
Dates: William (1802-1888), Alexander Keith (1804-1871).
Map type: Very detailed steel engraved, often large, atlas maps.Thefirm of W. & A.K. Johnston was to become one of the major publishing housesof the 19th century. Co-founders, brothe...rs William and Alexander Keith(1804-1871) Johnston, started out as apprentices to the Scottish globe makerand publisher James Kirkwood in his Edinburgh workshop. Having learned theirtrade there, they set up their own business, also in the city.
The Johnstons very astutely acquired the established Scottish printingpublishing house of William Lizars, and began, first printing by contract, and slowly expanding their repertoire into not only maps, but alsoatlases, gazetteers, guide books, globes and much more. In amongst thebrothers' many achievements, and one of their major claims, was that of thefirst physical globe, which won them a number of awards at the Great Exhibitionof 1851. The globe-making element of the business continuedwell into the 20th century on both sides of the Atlantic.
Some of the Johnston's exceptional map collections include the National Atlasof General Geography, first struck in 1843, The Handy Royal Atlas of ModernGeography published 1874, various scientific and statistical atlases, such asJohnston’s School Astronomical Atlas (1877), The Statistical Atlas of Englandand Wales (1882) and The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography. Thebusiness continued to function under the Johnston name until the 1960s.
