George Heriot Swanston
Scottish cartographer
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| Intro | Scottish cartographer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
| is | Cartographer | |
| Work field | Arts Science | |
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| Birth | 7 May 1814 | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
George Heriot Swanston (7 May 1814 in Edinburgh – ?) was a foremost Scottish map engraver, particularly noted for his engravings and vignettes illustrating Archibald Fullarton & Co’s Royal Illustrated Atlas in the 1860s. He often collaborated with another Scot, the cartographer John Bartholomew. George Heriot was the son of George Swanston who had married Margaret Heriot on 2 November 1807 at Canongate in Edinburgh.
Marriage
George Heriot Swanston was married twice - first to Margaret Burgess in 1835, second to Agnes Boon, daughter of John Boon, on 1 March 1847 in the Edinburgh Parish.
Children:
- Andrew Heriot Swanston (1837–1894) married Ellen Kelly (daughter of Thomas Kelly) on 26 December 1859 in Castleknock, Dublin