Robert Wilkinson
English map maker
About Robert Wilkinson
Robert Wilkinson was a British map maker, printseller and map publisher.
Robert Wilkinson ( 1768 – 1825) was an English cartographer of maps and atlases, engraver, and book publisher.
Career Most of Wilkinson's maps were derived from English map publisher John Bowles. Following Bowles' death in 1779, Wilkinson acquired the Bowles map plate library, after which he updated the plates until 1794, when he released The General Atlas of the World. This atlas was reissued several times, in 1802 and 1809, before Wilkinson's death in 1825.
Wilkinson's offices were located at No.58, Cornhill, London, from 1792 to 1816, after which he relocated to 125 Fenchurch Street, also in London, until 1825.
After his death, Wilkinson's business and map plates were acquired by William Darton Jr, who reissued the General Atlas.
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English map maker
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Robert Wilkinson died in 1825.
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Robert Wilkinson was a map maker, printseller and map publisher.
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Robert Wilkinson was British.
Sources & further reading
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