{"product_id":"cyclists-road-maps-of-scotland-pattisons-ltd-leith-scotland-circa-1898","title":"Cyclists Road Maps of Scotland. Pattisons Ltd. Leith, Scotland. Circa 1898.","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight volume complete set of Scottish folding colour paper maps in original cardboard slipcase. \u003cspan\u003eBack covers read: Pattisons Limited, Highland Distillers. Glenfarclas-Glenlivet Distillery, BALLINDALLOCH, N.B. Aultmore-Glenlivet Distillery, KEITH, N.B. Head Offices, LEITH. P\u003c\/span\u003erinted by Banks \u0026amp; Co. Map by John Bartholomew \u0026amp; Co. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e59 x 86 mm.,\u003cspan\u003e folding out to 330 x 240 mm. Pattisons' advert verso and in original Harlequin buckram covers. Slightly rubbed in places.\u003c\/span\u003e OCLC, \u003cspan\u003e1015354767\u003c\/span\u003e. WorldCat locates two copies worldwide (National Library of Scotland, and University of Illinois Urbana Campus). \u003cspan\u003eThis complete collection of eight Scottish Pattisons Cyclists Road Maps, issued by Pattisons Limited, Scotch Whisky Distillers in the late 1800s, were small promotional gifts, promoting the Pattisons whisky blend, aimed specifically at sporting types (hunting, shooting, fishing, yachting, golfing, curling, coaching, and cycling!). In the late 19th century Pattisons was the largest whisky wholesaler and blender in Scotland. Pattisons was run by brothers Robert \u0026amp; Walter Pattison, who had inherited it from their father, and it enjoyed spectacular growth in the 'whisky boom' of the late 19th century. The business ran into serious financial difficulites and collapsed in 1899 as a result of fraud and serious mismanagement by the two brothers, both of whom subsequently served prison sentences.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56149861269883,"sku":"f26.138","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3117307.jpg?v=1773234749","url":"https:\/\/camdenlockbooks.com\/products\/cyclists-road-maps-of-scotland-pattisons-ltd-leith-scotland-circa-1898","provider":"Camden Lock Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}