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G. W. (George Washington) Bacon
1830–1921
An American-born publisher and mapmaker who built a thriving London business, he is best remembered for practical atlases and city maps that helped generations of readers navigate Britain and beyond.
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Abraham Lincoln geschetst in zijn leven en daden
by G. W. (George Washington) Bacon
About the author
Born in Lockport, New York, George Washington Bacon moved to London in 1861 and went on to make his name as a mapmaker, bookseller, lithographer, and publisher. Reliable sources agree that he established G. W. Bacon & Co. in London after earlier business setbacks, and that his publishing work became especially well known for maps and atlases.
His name is closely associated with detailed London mapping, including pocket atlases and other practical reference works aimed at everyday use. Library records also show that he published travel and descriptive works such as Bacon's Descriptive Handbook of America, reflecting a career that ranged beyond cartography into broader guidebook and reference publishing.
Some sources list his death year as 1921, while others give 1922, so that detail is not entirely consistent in the material reviewed here. What is clear is that his imprint remained a familiar name in late 19th- and early 20th-century map publishing, especially for readers looking for clear, usable geographic information.