THE CARTOGRAPHER JOHN BARTHOLOMEW’s pRIVATE PAPERS The magazine of the National Library of Scotland | www.nls.uk | Issue 12 Summer 2009 Lord Byron His poetry in progress Leavinga new for life The Scottish emigrants’ adventures on the high seas WELCOME A summer of distant shores and exploration ollins C he publication of the summer edition of arper H Discover NLS signifies that we are almost of T halfway through 2009. So far it’s been an extremely busy year for the Library, with the There’s the promise of permission promise of more activities to come in the months ahead. more activities with On 26 June, our exhibition The Original Export: Stories DISCOVER NLS to come in the IssUE 12 SUMMER 2009 of Scottish Emigration will open its doors at George IV Bridge. In our feature pages curators Maria Castrillo months ahead CONTACT US reproduced , , We welcome all comments, and Kevin Halliwell reflect on what life was like for td L questions, submissions and subscription enquiries. those Scots who left their homeland for distant shores. Please write to us at the National Library of Scotland Elsewhere, we bring you an article from Isabel Sharp address below or email who took part in one of the Library’s adult learning projects. artholomew [email protected] B Isabel looks at the contrasting personalities of the two wives of FOR NLS ollins Arctic explorer John Franklin via their letters to John Murray. , C , EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alexandra Miller There is also an article on the private papers of Scottish nset MANAGING EDITOR Julian Stone cartographer John G Bartholomew, and an insight into the Director of DEVELOPment AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS formation of the Scottish Byron Society. Teri Wishart In the news section this issue we report on the premiere of a EDITORIAL ADVISER Willis Pickard documentary celebrating 100 years of the Bo’ness Fair, while CONTRIBUTORS our Curator’s Choice surveys the world’s oldest travel book. Karla Baker, Geoffrey Bond, There is also an update on an appeal for information Karen Brown, Allan Burnett, Chris Fleet, Kevin Halliwell, we launched in the spring issue and news of events and Brian Hillyard, Andrew Martin, David McClay, Jack McGill, exhibitions taking place over the summer months. Cate Newton, Steven Scott, As we reach the midpoint of 2009, we hope you can take Isabel Sharp, Isabelle Ting, Ruth Washbrook, Duncan the time to enjoy this latest issue of Discover NLS. Welsh, Helen Williams EDITOR Jack Kibble-White [email protected] Design Matthew Ball SUB-editorS Anne Boyle, Clare Harris, Andrew Littlefield Cate Newton PUBLisher John Innes Director of Collections [email protected] and Research ADVERTISING Julie Twaddell 0141 582 1280 PUBLISHED BY Think Scotland Woodside House 20-23 Woodside Place Three new NLS films now showing on YouTube Glasgow G3 7QF 0141 582 1280 ISSN 1751-5998 (print) ISSN 1751 6005 (online) National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW TELEPHONE 0131 623 3700 FAX 0131 623 3701 Email [email protected] 1st 2nd 3rd The National Library of Scotland is a registered MONSTER MOVIE FUN AT THE BEACH Scottish charity. Scottish HILLMAN IN THE HIGHLANDS A filmmaker shoots what is Scottish summers as they Charity No. SC011086 A couple take a Hillman Imp on a tour through the claimed to be the first ever used to be? Families having FRONT COVER, A GROUP OF HEBRIDES ISLANDERS GET READY TO LEAVE FOR CANADA, APRIL 1923 (HULTON-DEUTSCH COLLECTION/CORBIS). SEE ARTICLE ON P16 I P16 ON ARTICLE SEE COLLECTION/CORBIS). (HULTON-DEUTSCH 1923 APRIL CANADA, FOR LEAVE TO READY GET ISLANDERS HEBRIDES OF GROUP A COVER, FRONT www.nls.uk ancient Scottish landscape film recording of Nessie fun on a sunny day www.nls.uk Summer 2009 | DISCOVER NLS | 3 CONTENTS 6 USING NLS Your guide on how to find your way around In colonial the Library’s collections and services prospectuses the land is 8 NEWS The latest NLS news fertile, and and comment. In this issue: the Scottish Print flowing with Federation Archive, the milk and first ever illustrated travel account to appear honey in print and more news on last issue’s ‘cutt with scizars’ mystery 14 POET AT WORK Looking behind the original manuscript of Lord Byron’s breakthrough work, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage 16 THE EMIGRANTS’ TALE Curators Maria Castrillo and Kevin Halliwell explain to Allan Burnett why leaving Scotland for a new life overseas could be both exciting and heartrending 20 THE MAN BEHIND THE MAP Karla Baker learns about the man who presided 16 over John Bartholomew Allan Burnett & Son Ltd.’s most discovers a new productive period side to the emigrants’ story 24 THE TWO WIVES OF JOHN FRANKLIN Correspondence found in the John Murray Archive offers a fresh insight into the lives of the two Contributors to this issue include Mrs John Franklins 28 MY NLS Bookbinder Isabelle Ting on how the Library educates and inspires her 29 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Duncan Welsh talks Karla Baker Isabel Sharp Allan Burnett Isabelle Ting about staging events Karla works in the Isabel recently A freelance writer, A bookbinder, library for the Library Map Collections participated on the Allan has also worked printmaker and division and is the Workers’ Educational as a librarian and artist, Isabelle has 30 LIBRARY LINKS Bartholomew Association course archivist and is the also run a number Searching for the seaside Archive Assistant ‘Researching author of the ...And of workshops in BRIDGEMAN ART ART BRIDGEMAN in our collections Curator Remarkable Women’ All That books bookbinding www.nls.uk Summer 2009 | DISCOVER NLS | 5 Using the National Library of Inside Scotland NLS With a collection of around 14 million printed items, two million maps, 32,000 films, over three miles of manuscripts plus thousands of photos and journals, getting around NLS requires a little navigation How to join valid) and a recent utilities bill. 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