The Stanford’s Map of The Western Hemisphere is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. The original map from 1877 was drawn by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. On this stereographic projection, individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us the Americas more or less as we know it now but Antarctica with only a handful of coastal places named & believed to be flat. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels on this map of the Western Hemisphere give examples of six different map projections, including Mercator’s projection & the gores of a globe complete on the same scale at the equator. This is the A3 paper version.PLEASE NOTE: the eastern hemisphere is available separately, as is a landscape format reproduction that combines the two maps together. ...

The Stanford’s Map of The Western Hemisphere is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. The original map from 1877 was drawn by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. On this stereographic projection, individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us the Americas more or less as we know it now but Antarctica with only a handful of coastal places named & believed to be flat. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels on this map of the Western Hemisphere give examples of six different map projections, including Mercator’s projection & the gores of a globe complete on the same scale at the equator. This is the A4 canvas version.PLEASE NOTE: the eastern hemisphere is available separately, as is a landscape format reproduction that combines the two maps together. ...

The Stanford’s Map of The Western Hemisphere is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. The original map from 1877 was drawn by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. On this stereographic projection, individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us the Americas more or less as we know it now but Antarctica with only a handful of coastal places named & believed to be flat. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels on this map of the Western Hemisphere give examples of six different map projections, including Mercator’s projection & the gores of a globe complete on the same scale at the equator. This is the A4 paper version.PLEASE NOTE: the eastern hemisphere is available separately, as is a landscape format reproduction that combines the two maps together. ...

The Stanford’s Map of The Western Hemisphere is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. The original map from 1877 was drawn by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. On this stereographic projection, individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us the Americas more or less as we know it now but Antarctica with only a handful of coastal places named & believed to be flat. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels on this map of the Western Hemisphere give examples of six different map projections, including Mercator’s projection & the gores of a globe complete on the same scale at the equator. This is the full original size version on canvas. Dimensions: 132.6 x 155.8cm (hor x ver)PLEASE NOTE: the Eastern hemisphere is available separately as is a landscape format reproduction that combines the two maps together. ...

The Stanford’s Map of The Western Hemisphere is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. The original map from 1877 was drawn by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. On this stereographic projection, individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us the Americas more or less as we know it now but Antarctica with only a handful of coastal places named & believed to be flat. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels on this map of the Western Hemisphere give examples of six different map projections, including Mercator’s projection & the gores of a globe complete on the same scale at the equator. This is the full size original version on paper. Dimensions: 132.6 x 155.8cm (hor x ver).PLEASE NOTE: the Eastern hemisphere is available separately as is a landscape format reproduction that combines the two maps together. ...

Henry Morton Stanley is arguably Britain’s greatest land explorer of all time. His character though, is held in an entirely different regard
- today he is remembered as a cruel imperialist in Africa, & as an American journalist who said: “ Dr Livingstone, I presume?”. In this compelling biography, Tim Jeal reveals the truth about Stanley & shows how the Welsh-born workhouse boy has been misrepresented in previous accounts of his life. Drawing on thousands of new documents, Jeal vividly recreates the drama, suffering & courage of Stanley’s three great journeys that solved the mystery of the sources of the Nile & the Congo. Through this superb tome Jeal movingly unveils a figure far more tragic, generous-hearted & chameleon-like than had ever been suspected.
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Sir Henry Morton Stanley, greatest of African explorers, was one of the most fascinating late Victorian adventurers. Born into poverty & illegitimacy, he survived a series of incredible adventures at sea & in the USA to emerge as a journalist of talent after the American Civil War. His coverage of the British Ethiopian expedition to chastise Emperor Theodore brought him to the attention of James Gordon Bennett who commissioned him to find David Livingstone in Africa, the greatest single feat in African exploration. Yet behind the public man lay a disturbed personality. A pathological liar with sadomasochistic tendencies, Stanley's achievements exacted a high human cost. As Frank Mc Lynn's masterly study shows, his foundation of the Congo Free State on behalf of Leopold II of Belgium, & the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition were both dubious enterprises which tarnished his reputation, revealing the complex
- & often troubling
- relationship that Stanley had with Africa.

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Stanley in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the centre & north of Stanley, including Shield Row & extending to Tanfield Lea colliery. Features include Beamish Colliery (Mary Pit), NER railway with Shieldrow station, West Shieldrow Colliery (Margaret Pit), Tanfield Lea Colliery, Oakey`s Cottages, St Andrew`s church, theatres, RC church, UDC Offices, East Stanley, Kiphill, South Causey, etc. The 1895 version is double-sided for maximum coverage. On the reverse is a section of adjacent sheet 12.10 extending coverage south to include the rest of Front Street, & down South Moor Lane, including Poplar Street. Features include South Moor Colliery (Old & New Louisa Pits), with Hedley Tramway; West Stanley Colliery; Stanley Hall, NER Pontop & South Shields Branch, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Stanley in 1915 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the centre & north of Stanley, including Shield Row & extending to Tanfield Lea colliery. Features include Beamish Colliery (Mary Pit), NER railway with Shieldrow station, West Shieldrow Colliery (Margaret Pit), Tanfield Lea Colliery, Oakey`s Cottages, St Andrew`s church, theatres, RC church, UDC Offices, East Stanley, Kiphill, South Causey, etc. The 1895 version is double-sided for maximum coverage. On the reverse is a section of adjacent sheet 12.10 extending coverage south to include the rest of Front Street, & down South Moor Lane, including Poplar Street. Features include South Moor Colliery (Old & New Louisa Pits), with Hedley Tramway; West Stanley Colliery; Stanley Hall, NER Pontop & South Shields Branch, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The magical & brilliantly funny adventures of everyone`s favourite flat boy
- Flat Stanley. With wonderful new illustrations by
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