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Edward Stanford (27 May 1827 3 November 1904) was the founder of
Born in 1827, and educated at the Library Map of London
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''Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1864, Showing All The Proposed Metropolitan Railways and Improvements.''
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Stanford's map of Cyprus showing the administrative divisions and the identified ancient sites.
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''Stanford's Geological Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1878.''
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Stanfords
Stanfords is a specialist bookshop of maps and travel books in London, established in 1853 by Edward Stanford. Its collection of maps, globes, and maritime charts is considered the world's largest. It has also supplied cartography for the Brit ...
, now a pair of map and book shops based in London and Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
, UK.
Biography
Born in 1827, and educated at the City of London School
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, Edward Stanford developed his interest in maps after being employed by Mr Trelawney Saunders
Trelawny or Trelawney may refer to:
Places
* Trelawny (electoral division), an electoral division of Cornwall
* Trelawny, Black Hill, Ballarat, a heritage house in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
* Trelawny, Jamaica, a parish of Cornwall County, Jam ...
at his map and stationery shop. He became a partner to Saunders in 1852 at the age of 25. In 1853, the company was dissolved, and Stanford took over the remains of the business with the intent of turning it into a map specialist. With British colonial expansion pushing the demand for maps worldwide, and being the sole specialist of maps in London, the move was both obvious and lucrative.
The name Stanfords became prominent in 1862 when his project to make the most accurate map of London possible was published. Stanford's ''Library Map of London''/ref> is still on sale today, over 150 years later. Company ownership remained in the family until 1947, when it was absorbed into
George Philip & Son
George Philip (1800–1882) was a cartographer, map publisher and founder of the publishing house George Philip & Son Ltd.
Family
George Philip was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, to a staunchly Calvinist family. In 1819 George travelled to Liver ...
. However, in 2001 Stanfords separated from George Philip & Son and the name Stanfords is displayed on both stores and on many lines of maps and books produced by the company.
See also
* ''Stanford's Guides
''Stanford's Guides'' (est. 1850s) were a series of travel guide books to England and elsewhere published by Edward Stanford of London.
List of Stanford's Guides by geographic coverage
Americas
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References
Further reading
* .''Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1864, Showing All The Proposed Metropolitan Railways and Improvements.''
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Stanford's map of Cyprus showing the administrative divisions and the identified ancient sites.
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''Stanford's Geological Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1878.''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanford, Edward 1827 births 1904 deaths Publishers (people) from London English cartographers Place of death missing 19th-century English businesspeople