John George Bartholomew

John George Bartholomew (22 March 1860 - 14 April 1920) was a British cartographer and geographer. Because he had a royal warrant, he used the name "Cartographer to the King". He is also known as "the Prince of Cartography."^[1]

Bartholomew is best known for naming the continent Antarctica,^[2] which before was ignored because of its lack of resources and bad weather.

↑ Leslie Gardiner (1976). Bartholomew 150 Years. John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 0-85152-791-4.
↑ "John George Bartholomew and the naming of Antarctica, CAIRT Issue 13" (PDF). National Library of Scotland. 2008. ISSN 1477-4186.^{[permanent dead link]}, pp. 4–6, and also "The Bartholomew Archive".

[1] Leslie Gardiner (1976). Bartholomew 150 Years. John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 0-85152-791-4.

[2] "John George Bartholomew and the naming of Antarctica, CAIRT Issue 13" (PDF). National Library of Scotland. 2008. ISSN 1477-4186.^{[permanent dead link]}, pp. 4–6, and also "The Bartholomew Archive".

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John George Bartholomew

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