Sign In

- Or use -
Forgot Password Create Account

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

Archived

Place/Date:
London / 1892
Size:
25 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77684
Place/Date:
London / Winterthur, Switzerland / 1856
Size:
24.25 x 14.75 inches (map border dimensions)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
100164
Place/Date:
London / 1887 circa
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
95009
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
20828
Place/Date:
London / 1860 circa
Size:
16 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25128
Place/Date:
London / 1870 circa
Size:
15 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
29217
Place/Date:
London / 1875
Size:
58 x 35 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
31319
Place/Date:
London / 1885 circa
Size:
19.75 x 25.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
31360
Place/Date:
London / 1916 circa
Size:
36 x 28 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
33011mb
Place/Date:
London / 1915 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
35172
Place/Date:
London / 1896 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
Fine
Stock#:
37625
Place/Date:
London / 1887 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
Fine
Stock#:
37747
Place/Date:
London / 1861
Size:
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
37866
Place/Date:
London / 1859
Size:
27.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
38149
Place/Date:
London / 1892
Size:
64 x 58 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40058
Place/Date:
London / 1897 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
Fine
Stock#:
40182
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40190
Place/Date:
London / 1898 circa
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
Fine
Stock#:
40193
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40576
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40698
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40772
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40948
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41028
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41070
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41126
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41191
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41320
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41399
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41472
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41590
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41752
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41927
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41970
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42115
Place/Date:
London / 1890
Size:
24 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42205
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
23.5 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42300
Place/Date:
London / 1890
Size:
23.5 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42352
Place/Date:
London / 1896
Size:
18.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42475