Sir Archibald Alison

Archibald Alison (29 December 1792-23 May 1867) was a Scottish criminal lawyer and historian. His principal work was his multi-volume History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815. Published in ten volumes between 1833 and 1842, the History of Europe was reprinted and reissued many times throughout the century. An accompanying atlas volume, consisting primarily of military maps and with a glossary of military and marine terms, was produced in 1848 by the Scottish geographer and cartographer Alexander Keith Johnston.