What Edinburgh Produced Edinburgh was a major publishing centre
with large publishing houses located all around the city. Firms
like Thomas Nelsons were famed for their book publishing and the
name Bartholomews was synonymous with quality mapmaking.
Edinburgh was also known for its stationers and large
bookbinding works such as Henderson & Bisset and Hunter &
Foulis. Print production in Edinburgh consisted not only of book
production; but also newspapers, journals, diaries, calendars,
greeting cards, wrapping papers, stationery, ledgers, publicity
flyers etc. The pictures above represent a selection of items
held within City of Edinburgh Museums. The flickr gallery
features selected items which demonstrate the type of artwork
that Edinburgh printers produced. Click on the link feature on
the gallery to view selected catalogue records of the holdings
of City of Edinburgh Museums.