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Edward Stanford (1827-1904) was a prominent British mapmaker and publisher. A native of Holborn in the heart of London, Edward was apprenticed to a printer and stationer at the age of 14. After his first master died, he worked with several others, including Trelawny W. Saunders of Charing Cross. Saunders oversaw young Edward’s early career, ensuring that he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Associations with the Society eventually brought Sanders much business and gave him a reputation as a publisher of explorers. As testament to this reputation, the Stanford Range in British Columbia was named for him by John Palliser.

Stanford briefly partnered with Saunders in 1852 before striking out on his own in 1853. He was an agent for the Ordnance Survey, the Admiralty, the Geological Survey, the Trigonometrical Survey of India, and the India Office. He also controlled the maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, another lucrative source of income. In 1857, Stanford founded his namesake Geographical Establishment, with Saunders and A. K. Johnston as engravers. Thereafter, Stanford was known for his “library maps”, particularly those of Africa and Asia.

Although he had authored many maps, the Harrow Atlas of Modern Geography and a similar volume on classical geography, Stanford is better remembered today as the leader of a successful map business. Ever in search of more inventory, he acquired the plates and stock of John Arrowsmith, heir of the Arrowmsith family firm, in 1874. By 1881 he employed 87 people at his premises at 6 Charing Cross Road, Saunders’ old address. As he aged, he phased in his son Edward Jr. to run the business. He died in 1904. The business survived him, and the Stanford’s shop is still a prominent London landmark today.

Place/Date:
London / 1859
Size:
27.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98078
Place/Date:
London / 1863
Size:
15.25 x 12.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99361
Place/Date:
London / 1864 circa
Size:
15.25 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98083
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
96197
Place/Date:
London / 1881
Size:
68.5 x 36 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71409
Place/Date:
London / 1887
Size:
24 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
101134
Place/Date:
London / 1887
Size:
24 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
101138
Place/Date:
London / 1887
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
101145
Place/Date:
London / 1888
Size:
27.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
60518
Place/Date:
London / 1894
Size:
48 x 27 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
71362
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42584
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42661
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
47773
Place/Date:
London / 1899
Size:
30.5 x 62 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
57591
Place/Date:
London / 1900 circa
Size:
27.25 x 32 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
76657
Place/Date:
London / 1908 circa
Size:
16 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61498
Place/Date:
London / 1911
Size:
40.75 x 39.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
82594
Place/Date:
London / 1925 circa
Size:
26.5 x 26 inches (and 20 x 4)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81674
Place/Date:
London / 1944
Size:
38 x 18 inches (Including title)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
74257
Place/Date:
London / 1967
Size:
37.75 x 30 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
95329

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Place/Date:
London / 1854 circa
Size:
51.5 x 53 inches If Joined
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77685
Place/Date:
London / Winterthur, Switzerland / 1856
Size:
24.25 x 14.75 inches (map border dimensions)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
100164
Place/Date:
London / 1859
Size:
27.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
38149
Place/Date:
London / 1860 circa
Size:
16 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25128
Place/Date:
London / 1860
Size:
15.5 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
42134
Place/Date:
London / 1860 circa
Size:
28 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
41991
Place/Date:
London / 1860 circa
Size:
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
54959
Place/Date:
London / 1860
Size:
22.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
61485
Place/Date:
London / 1861
Size:
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
37866
Place/Date:
London / 1861
Size:
22.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
43401
Place/Date:
London / 1861 circa
Size:
16 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
43641
Place/Date:
London / 1863 (1868 circa)
Size:
61.5 x 67 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49786
Place/Date:
London / 1863 (1868 circa)
Size:
61.5 x 67 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
59991
Place/Date:
London / 1864
Size:
63 x 67 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
59438
Place/Date:
London / 1869
Size:
37 x 23.5 inches (if joined)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
43152
Place/Date:
London / 1870 circa
Size:
15 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
29217
Place/Date:
London / 1873
Size:
32 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
62152
Place/Date:
London / 1873
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64070
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
20828
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
31319
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
24.5 x 24.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60286
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61434
Place/Date:
London / 1878
Size:
24.5 x 24.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44332
Place/Date:
London / 1884
Size:
22 x 26 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77680
Place/Date:
London / 1884
Size:
21 x 28 inches (atlas measurements)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99880
Place/Date:
London / 1885 circa
Size:
19.75 x 25.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
31360
Place/Date:
London / 1885
Size:
30 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
90900
Place/Date:
London / 1887 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
Fine
Stock#:
37747
Place/Date:
London / 1887 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
51498
Place/Date:
London / 1887
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
63557