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C1878
The Sunda Islands.
Mapmaker:
Edward Stanford (1827 - 1904)
Scarce map of the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores to Timor
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Full Title:
The Sunda Islands.
Date:
C1878
Mapmaker:
Edward Stanford (1827 - 1904)
Condition:
In good condition, folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour
Image Size:
445mm
x 170mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1878
Description:
Scarce map of the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores to Timor
Mapmaker:
Edward Stanford (1827-1904)
Apprenticed as a printere and stationer. He founded his business in partnership with Saunders in 1852 as “Suanders & Stanford” but was disolved in 1853. He founded “Stanford’s Geographical Establishment” 1857, employing Suanders 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 Standford II (1856-1917) acting as his assistant. He retired in 1882 and his son took over. The firm still exists.
