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C1895
Northern Constellations
Mapmaker:
Edward Stanford (1827 - 1904)
C19th map of the northern constellations by Edward Stanford.
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Full Title:
Northern Constellations
Date:
C1895
Mapmaker:
Edward Stanford (1827 - 1904)
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued. Laid onto archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph.
Image Size:
225mm
x 190mm
Paper Size:
260mm
x 205mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
C19th map of the northern constellations by Edward Stanford.
Mapmaker:
Edward Stanford (1827-1904)
Apprenticed as a printer and stationer. He founded his business in partnership with Saunders in 1852 as “Saunders & Stanford” but was dissolved in 1853. He founded “Stanford’s Geographical Establishment” 1857, employing Saunders and Alexander Keith Johnston to prepare maps. By 1864 he was employing twenty-eight men and thirteen boys. He acquire the John Arrowsmith stock at auction in 1874 and by 1881 his staff had grown to sixty-five men, nineteen boys and three women, with his son Edward Stanford II (1856-1917) acting as his assistant. He retired in 1882 and his son took over. The firm still exists.
