BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN (1831-1893 ), Scottish cartog rapher, was born in Edinburgh, the son of a map publisher. He was for some time assistant to the German geographer, August Petermann, until in 1856 he took up the management of his father's firm. Among his numerous publications mention may be specially made of the series of maps of Great Britain reduced from the Ordnance Survey to scales of - in. and a in. to I m., with relief shown by contours and a systematic scale of colours. The 2 in. series was extended by his son, J. G. Bartholomew.