Stanfords Map Service

Stanfords is the UK's leading specialist retailer of maps, travel books and other travel accessories, having been set up in 1853 by Edward Stanford. Our flagship store in Covent Garden, London, 1st opened its doors in January 1901 and can justly claim to provide the world's biggest stock of maps and travel books under one roof. It has been an essential 1st port of call for adventure and armchair travellers alike for more than a century. Our roll-call of clients past and present includes such famous names as Amy Johnson, David Livingstone, Scott of the Antarctic, Ernest Shackleton, Florence Nightingale, Ranulph Fiennes, Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, and even Sherlock Holmes.