Bartholomew, John & Son "Bartholomew's Street Index Plan of London, North West Section, Showing the Postal Districts"

John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd."Bartholomew's Street Index Plan of London, North West Section, Showing the Postal Districts"    Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd., n.d. Folding map, 34 1/4 x 41 1/2.      This 20th century map of the northwest section of London, from Cleopatra's Needle west through Southall and north to Barnet and Oxhey, is on a scale of 3.4 inches to a mile, has half-mile sections delineated, and shows the postal areas as well. Bartholomew's was begun by George B. Bartholomew (1784-1871) as an engraving firm. Five generations of the family operated the cartographic company, ending with John B. Bartholomew (1890-1960). The firm was acquired by Reader's Digest Publications in 1990.