Whole of France

40x38 cm

FRANCE 
IN DEPARTMENTS 
Published by W. Lizars 

Copper engraving published in Lizars' Edinburgh Geographical Atlas...W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh & London, 1826-1842.

William Home Lizars (1788-1859) painter, engraver, copperplate printer, mapkmaker, draughtsman, lithographer and publisher, born in Edinburgh 4th May 1788, son of Daniel Lizars (1754-1812), engraver and publisher, and his wife Margaret Home. He was apprenticed to his father before studying at the Trustee's academy from 1804 and beginning a promising carreer as a painter. Following the death of his father in 1812, he took over the family business in partnership with his brother Daniel Lizars (1793-1875). The partnership was dissolved in 1819 and Daniel continued work as an Edinburgh bookseller. William was a founder member of the Royal Scottish Academy and was made a Burgess of the city in 1828. He died at Galshiels on 30th March 1859 and his business was taken over by William and Alexander Keith Johnston. In 1832 Daniel Lizars was bankrupt and emigrated to Canada in 1833. He is recorded as a clerk of the peace in 1861 and died at Goderich, Ontario 14th March 1875.

Daniel and William worked together on the partwork issue of the atlas and early impressions bear the imprint D. Lizars.

Old repair to split adjacent to bottom centrefold into the sea area but otherwise in good condition in original hand colour.