John
Bartholomew Sr. (26th April 1805
– 8th April 1861) was a Scottish cartographer and engraver. The son of George Bartholomew, engraver (1784–1871), he
founded the engraving and mapmaking firm of John Bartholomew and Son Ltd in
1826.
He was a master copper plate engraver
and engraved some fine maps for local Edinburgh firms, such as street maps for
Lizars, others for the Encyclopaedia Britannica and for some educational
publishers like A & C. Black. He was commissioned to engrave the map
of Treasure Island for Robert Louis Stevenson.