Stanfords Stanford's Tourist's Map of Europe (1928)

The Stanford's Tourist Map of Europe is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. Published by Stanford's Geographical Establishment in May 1928, this map shows country borders in contrasting colours and the network on main and subsidiary railway lines. Coverage includes the southern coastline of the Mediterranean, extends to the eastern coast of the Black Sea, but in the north only the southern part of Scandinavia is included. The map shows Europe with its post-Versailles borders; British Isles have the same red border for both GB and the whole of Ireland, but acknowledging the existence of the "Irish Free State". International borders along the southern and the eastern Mediterranean indicate colonial or mandated possessions. Within all the countries map shows main and subsidiary railway lines, displaying the great contrast between the extensive networks within Germany, most of England or northern France and the less densely covered eastern and south-eastern parts of Europe. Within Russia the railway linking St. Petersburg to Moscow with the kink (straightened in 2001) in the line known as the "Tsar's finger" catches one's eye. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 2° intervals.

Stanfords Stanford's General Map of the World on Mercator's Projection (1922)

The Stanford's General Map of the World on Mercator's Projection is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive.

Stanfords Stanford's General Map of the World (1920) Blue Version

The Stanford's General Map of the World Blue Version is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive.

Stanfords Stanford's General Map of the World (1920)

The Stanford's General Map of the World Map is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. This map from 1920 reflects the changes in political boundaries and the new world order in the aftermath of World War I. The colouring and annotations to place names not only indicate dominions and colonial possessions, with the British Empire in its customary red, but also show territories administered under the Mandate of the League of Nations. On land masses topographic information is provided by names of mountain ranges and of an unusually large number of rivers. Main railway routes are also marked. On seas and oceans, principal shipping routes are shown annotated with distances. The map has latitude and longitude lines at 15 degree intervals and for each longitude line indicates the time difference with the Greenwich Meridian. The map is drawn on a Mercator's projection.

Stanfords Stanford's Chart of the Solent, Spithead and Southampton Water (1932)

The Stanford's Chart of The Solent, Spithead and Southampton Water is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. Published in 1932, prepared under the supervision of Captain O.M.Watts, A.I.N.A. This map shows the entire Isle of Wight and the surrounding coast line from Selsey to Milford on Sea with inset charts of Beaulieu River, Bembridge, Cowes, Hamble River, River Itchen, Keyhaven, Lymington River, Newtown River, Wootton Creek and Yarmouth. This chart contains lots of tidal information and explanations. Soundings are given at low water ordinary spring tides in fathoms upon the general chart, and in feet upon the inserts. Based upon British Admiralty Charts with the permission of the controller of H.M. Stationary Office and of the Hydrographer of the Navy. This beautifully detailed map will be appeal to anyone with nautical interests.