Calder Printing House
Letterpress printers in Edinburgh since 1903, known for maps and scholarly editions.
Reference: Corporate Heritage, calder-printing-house
Particulars
- Founded
- 1903
- City
- Edinburgh
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Activity
- Printing and publishing
- Field
- Craftsmanship and industry
- Period of prominence
- 1903–1939
Status
- Record
- ProvisionalPublished version, not yet sealed
- Last revised
- 30 October 2026
Founders
Margaret and William Calder
History
Margaret and William Calder opened their press in 1903 with two machines bought from a closing newspaper. Within a decade the house had become the printer of choice for the university's map collection, and its folding maps of the Highlands stayed in print for over fifty years.
Key moments
1903
The press opens in Edinburgh
1912
First university map series
1931
Highlands folding maps
Visual evolution
Pl. 1Highlands folding map, 1931Sample image, to be replaced with material from Heroon
About this record
- Reference
Reference: Corporate Heritage, calder-printing-house
- Last revised
- 30 October 2026
- Record
- Provisional, not yet sealed
To cite this record
Calder Printing House. Vault Prytaneion Heroon, provisional record, last revised 30 October 2026. [domain to be confirmed]/profiles/calder-printing-house/