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THE world of geography has sustained a serious loss by the death of Mr. John Bolton, which occurred after half an hour's illness on February 22. Mr. Bolton was in his eighty-third year, having been born in 1842. In 1857 he entered the service of Mr. Edward Stanford, the grandfather of the present head of the firm of Edward Stanford, Limited, and although of recent years he had only acted in a consulting capacity, his connexion with the firm was continuous until his death. Many leading cartographical works were produced under his direction, including the London Atlas series of maps, Stanford's 6-ineh and 4-inch scale maps of London, and their series of library maps. In 1884 Mr. Bolton was appointed geographical expert to the Congo conference at Berlin, and in 1897 served on the Venezuela Boundary Arbitration, being loaned by the firm to the government for such service. He was a life member of the Royal Geographical Society, and attended regularly the meetings of the Geographical Section of the British Association, including the visit of the Association to South Africa in 1905. He was also a fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute. In the course of his career Mr. Bolton had been associated with many famous men, including General Gordon, H. M. Stanley, Cecil Rhodes, Lord Kitchener, Capt. Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton. He possessed a personality that inspired confidence, and a geniality that endeared him to all with whom he came in contact.
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[Obituaries]. Nature 115, 345 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/115345b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/115345b0