Background
He was born at Winston, County Durham.
He was born at Winston, County Durham.
His maps were very numerous, and their neatness and finished style gained John a very extensive reputation.
In 1821, they published a map of North America using a combination of a maps obtained from the Hudson"s Bay Company and Aaron"s own previous work. In 1834 John published his London Atlas, which were the best set of such maps then in existence. He followed the atlas with a long series of elaborate and carefully executed maps, those of Australia, America, Africa and India being especially valuable.
Arrowsmith was also a most industrious collector of materials.
The Arrowsmith River in Western Australia was named by Sir George Grey after Arrowsmith, who later produced the maps for the published journals of Grey"s two Western Australian expeditions. Listed in order of publication date | Reference: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
1832: England
1832: Europe
1832: Ireland
1832: Sweden & Norway
1832: Belgium & Holland
1832: Denmark (with Iceland)
1832: Orbis Veteribus Notus (Europe/Asia/Africa)
1832: Western Germany
1832: Austrian Empire
1832: Russia & Poland
1832: Switzerland & the Passes of the Alps
1832: South Italy
1832: Greece & the Ionian Islands
1832: Spain & Portugal
1834: North Italy & the Passes of the Alps
1834: France
1834: The Inland Railroads, Navigation, Geology & Minerals of England
1834: Scotland
1834: Prussia & Poland
1838: New Zealand
1842: British Guiana
1842: Australia, Eastern Portion
1843: Texas
1844: Switzerland
1844: Europe
1844: England
1844: Ireland
1844: Africa
1844: Asia
1844: China
1844: America
1844: Brazil
1846: British North America
1849: Vancouver Island and the Adjacent Coasts
1854: British North America
1848: Southern Tip of Vancouver Island and Oregon Territory
1850: Southern Tip of Vancouver Island
1850: Asia Trade Routes
1856: Vancouver Island
1857: South Africa - Showing the Routes of the Rev"d Doctor Livingstone between the years 1849 & 1857
1865: South Eastern Africa - Map of the River Shire, the Lakes Nyassa & Shirwa, the Lower Courses of the Rivers Zambesi, & Rovuma
1880: Africa
1901: Map of the Ionian Islands & Malta.