Daniel Lizars Sr.
Daniel Lizars (1754–1812) was an 18th-century Scottish engraver, map-maker and publisher. He was patriarch to the famous Lizars family. He is remembered for his views of Edinburgh.
Life
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He was born in Portsburgh, off the Grassmarket in south-west Edinburgh in 1754, the second son of James Lizars, a shoemaker.[1] His brother John Lizars continued the family business as a shoemaker.
He was apprenticed for nine years as a printer and engraver to Andrew Bell.[2] He set up a printworks at the Backstairs on Parliament Close, near to St Giles Cathedral.
In 1798 he apprenticed George Bartholmew, father of the map-making company John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.[3]
He lived his final years at 7 Duke Street in Edinburgh's New Town.[4] The street was renamed Dublin Street in 1922 and also renumbered. The house is now 13 Dublin Street.
He died on 8 December 1812.[5] He is buried in St Cuthberts Churchyard at the west end of Princes Street Gardens in central Edinburgh. The grave lies on the raised ground immediately south-west of the church.
His premises was burnt down in the Great Fire of Edinburgh in 1824.
Family
[edit]He married Margaret Home.
His children included Daniel Lizars, John Lizars, William Home Lizars and Jane Home Lizars, who later married Sir William Jardine.
References
[edit]- ^ "Daniel Lizars from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
- ^ Edinburgh History of the Book in Scottish, by Bill Bell
- ^ "John Bartholomew - Graces Guide".
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1811
- ^ Grave of Daniel Lizars, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh
