An unveiling ceremony was attended by the Princess Royal. The departure of the company from Edinburgh after some 170 years was marked by an initiative of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and George Russell (not an employee) to arrange for the erection of a commemorative plaque with the cooperation of the last John Bartholomew. Archives The Maps Reading Room of the National Library of Scotland (which is located near the former Duncan Street offices) contains the extensive archives of the Bartholomew company, a product of a long and fruitful association between the two organisations. A book, still available from the company at its post-1995 address in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow (Bartholomew - 150 Years), details the history and achievements of Bartholomews’ up to the time of its 150th anniversary in 1976, not very long after the last of the copperplate engravers retired and the company started to pioneer the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-generated mapping for its cartographic publishing and for the selling of map data. Robert Gordon Bartholomew, of the sixth generation of cartographers, has extensively researched and documented the genealogy not only of his own branch of the family, but also of several other Bartholomew families. His work upholds the belief held by many Bartholomews that all Bartholomews of Scottish origin are related. John G. Bartholomew built and inhabited "Overton House" in Ealing, London, now home of a lay centre (Benedictine Study and Arts Centre). External links Collins Bartholomew official website with a brief history of the Bartholomew firm Bartholomew: A Scottish Family Heritage - site maintained by the family. The Bartholomew Archive website at the National Library of Scotland has more details about the history of the firm and family, the contents of and access to the Archive, and selected publications. Times World Atlases official website including a History and Heritage section detailing landmark Times atlases Collins Geo the successors of John Bartholomew and Son and publishers of Times atlases View the 1912 Survey Atlas of Scotland at the National Library of Scotland and more information about the Bartholomew family; as well as many other maps of Scotland. DavidRumsey.com has the landmark 1922 Times Survey Atlas of the World online, as well as many other maps and atlases. Book publishing companies of Scotland News Corporation subsidiaries Companies based in Edinburgh Map companies of the United Kingdom Scottish brands 1826 establishments in Scotland British companies established in