Aikman, George
George Aikman (December 28, 1788 - October 16, 1865) was a Scottish printer, lithographer, and engraver active in the early 19th century. Aikman most likely apprenticed with his father of the same name, also an engraver, before joining the Edinburgh map and atlas firm of William Lizars. Several years later Aikman established himself independently as "George Aikman and Sons, Engravers and Lithographers", publishing numerous maps and prints in conjunction with the larger firm of William and Charles Black, and others. George Aikman's son, also George (1830 - 1905), became an apprentice with the firm around 1842, and eventually a journeyman engraver in Manchester and London, before returning to Edinburgh to take up a full partnership in the family business. Upon the elder Aikman's death in 1865, George became the sole proprietor of the firm and continued to publish until 1876 when he sold the business to pursue a passion for landscape painting.
Chart of Isothermal Lines, shewing the mean annual Temperature of the different parts of the Earth's Surface.
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This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1844 map or chart of the World's isothermal lines showing the mean annual temperatures in the different parts of the Earth's surface. It covers the entire world with continents named while countries are unmarked. ... (more details)
Turkey in Asia.
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This is a fine example of the Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Turkey in Asia. Centered on the Holy land (Palestine / Israel), the map covers the modern day countries of Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. An inset near the ... (more details)