George Washington Bacon

{{Short description|American mapmaker and publisher (1830–1922)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

'''George Washington Bacon''' (1830–1922)<ref>[http://www.maps.thehunthouse.com/Streets/History_of_London_Street_Maps.htm A list and brief history of London Atlases.] Bruce Hunt, maps.thehunthouse. Retrieved 23 September 2014.</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dg-maps.com/gw-bacon.html|title=G.W. BACON|website=The Antique Map Shop Ltd|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref>

In 1870, Bacon started his business, G.W. Bacon & Co., on 127 Strand, London. 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.<ref>[http://www.sandersofoxford.com/describe?id=29757 Bacon's Large Print Map of London and Suburbs. by Bacon, George Washington.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923195101/http://www.sandersofoxford.com/describe?id=29757 |date=2014-09-23 }} Sanders of Oxford. Retrieved 23 September 2014.</ref> About 1967 their name was changed to Johnston & Bacon.<ref>{{Citation | title=W. & A.K. Johnston & G.W. Bacon Ltd | journal=Trove|publisher= National Library of Australia| publication-date=2009 | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1256470 | access-date=July 16, 2017 }}</ref>thumbnail|right|''Bacon's New Map of London'', c. 1890. ==Selected publications== *''The New Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles.'' *{{cite book |last=Groves |first=John Percy |author-link=John Percy Groves |year=1893 |title=History of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - "The Black watch" now the first battalion "The Black Watch" (Royal Highlanders) 1729–1893. Illustrated by Harry Payne |url=https://archive.org/details/historyof42ndroy00grovuoft/page/n3/mode/2up |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston |access-date=January 2, 2022}} *{{cite book |last1=Johnston |first1=Thomas Brumby |author-link1=Thomas Brumby Johnston |last2=Robertson |first2=James Alexander |last3=Dickson |first3=William Kirk |author-link3=William Kirk Dickson |year=1899 |title=Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalgeogra00john/page/n3/mode/2up |location=Edinburgh and London |publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston |access-date=January 2, 2022}} *{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/scottishclansand00edin/page/n5/mode/2up |title=The Scottish clans and Their Tartans : with notes |year=1900 |edition=Library |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston |access-date=January 2, 2022}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1901 |title=The Ruddimans in Scotland, Their History and Works |url=https://archive.org/details/ruddimansinscotl00john/page/n9/mode/2up |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1905 |title=The Heraldry of the Johnstons, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |url=https://archive.org/details/heraldryofjohnst1905john |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1906 |title=The Heraldry of the Stewarts, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |url=https://archive.org/details/heraldryofstewar00john |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1907 |title=The Heraldry of the Douglases, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |url=https://archive.org/details/heraldryofdougla00john_0 |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Adam |first=Frank |year=1908 |title=The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands |url=https://archive.org/details/clansseptsregime01adam/page/n17/mode/2up |location=Edinburgh and London |publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston |isbn=9780717945009 |access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1909 |title=The Heraldry of the Hamiltons, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |url=https://archive.org/details/heraldryofhamils00john |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1910 |url=https://archive.org/details/heraldryofmurray00john/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Heraldry of the Murrays, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston |access-date=January 2, 2022}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1920 |title=The Heraldry of the Campbells, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |url=https://en.geneanet.org/library/doc/6562137/the-heraldry-of-the-campbells-with-notes-on-all-the-males-of-the-family-descriptions-of-the-arms-plates-and-pedigrees-vol-1 |volume=1 |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=George Harvey |year=1920 |title=The Heraldry of the Campbells, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees |url=https://archive.org/details/heraldryofcampbe02john |volume=2 |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. and A.K. Johnston|access-date=January 8, 2021}} *{{cite book |last=Fraser |first=C.I of Reelig |author-link=Charles Ian Fraser |date=1954 |title=The Clan Munro |location=Stirling |publisher=Johnston & Bacon |isbn=0-7179-4535-9}} *{{cite book |last=Mackinnon |first=Donald |year=1957 |title=The Clan Ross |location=Edinburgh |publisher=W. & A. K. Johnston & G. W. Bacon |isbn=978-0-7179-4537-5}}

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